Community Integration Specialist (Inglewood)

About the role

We have an opportunity for a Community Integration Specialist to provide direct supervision, training, and evaluation to participants in community-based activities. This role involves integrating participants into the community and enhancing their quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Teach new skills identified in the Individual Program Plan (IPP) including self-help, communication, gross motor, fine motor, vocational, employment, cognitive skills, social-emotional skills, health, and community access.
• Provide supervision during participant arrival, departure, and lunchtime.
• Provide behavioral intervention to participants through appropriate methods as designated through NCI training and overall goals.
• Aid participants with personal hygiene including toileting, illness, and incidents of incontinence.
• Use public transportation or ECF van to transport participants to community activities.
• Serve as a job coach for participants in paid work or volunteer placements in community-based sites.
• Maintain vehicle logs and report any issues immediately.
• Maintain all program equipment used regularly such as cell phones, backpacks, log books, walkie-talkies, yoga mats, etc.
• Maintain timely participant documentation as directed by case managers, including monthly, quarterly evaluations, and case note reporting.
• Attend in-service trainings and staff meetings.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimal one year working with individuals with special needs.
• Caregiver experience is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent document skills.
• Patience and compassion to work with individuals with a variety of special needs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability and willingness to drive ECF van.

Requirements

• Valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, evidence of state-mandated car insurance, and insurable driving record are required.
• Pass a pre-employment physical initially and annually.
• Obtain NCI, Medication Administration, and First Aid and CPR certification within the first 3 months of employment and maintain as required.
• Mobility to work in a program setting or in the community using mobile devices.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Required to travel to various sites within Los Angeles County.
• Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.
• Ability to stand for most of the work shift and lift 20lbs unassisted.

Physical Requirements

• Mobility to work in a program setting or in the community using mobile devices.
• Require the use of hands to produce records and/or documentation in manual or electronic format.
• Vision to read printed materials and computer screen.
• Hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Required to travel to various sites within Los Angeles County.
• Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.
• Ability to stand for most of the work shift and lift 20lbs unassisted.