IDD Vocational Center Instructor

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Pay

$16.00/hr

Responsibilities

• Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development; openly discusses actions and their consequences, both good and bad.
• Actively supports organizational goals and values; aligns actions around organizational goals; gives priority to organizational needs and concerns when making decisions.
• Accurately estimates time required to complete actions and activities; adheres to schedule and timetables; sensitive to the use of other people's time.
• Contributes to team performance by providing encouragement and support; helps others overcome obstacles and successfully accomplish goals.
• Uses active listening techniques to avoid distractions and show interest in what the speaker has to say; is open to other viewpoints and clarifies points of contention; demonstrates patience while listening to others and does not interrupt.
• Effective at thinking through complex problems and information; uses traditional and innovative approaches to identify effective solutions; seeks to accept and build off the ideas of others for solutions others may not have considered.
• Uses healthy and effective methods to manage stress (e.g., maintaining appropriate diet, exercise, and sleep schedules); reacts effectively when faced with high-pressure situations.
• Has sufficient knowledge of the services and helps the people we support or our customers enthusiastically; communicates well with the people we support and customers and follows up as necessary; is always professional and represents the organization positively.
• Understands and follows company policies; encourages others to follow work rules; calls attention to actions that may violate policies and procedures.
• Complies with basic job requirements and tasks; arrives at work on time as scheduled; proactively informs others when encountering problems that may limit ability to meet expectations.
• Understands, teaches, and utilizes proper body mechanics while assisting with behavioral intervention techniques, dependent/independent transfers, and positioning of people supported regardless of individual weight distribution.
• Seeks understanding of and follows company personnel policy, regulations, safety, and bloodborne pathogen programs.
• Assists with fire drills and posting of MSDS; reports accidents, hazards, and needed repairs.
• Practices universal medical precautions by understanding and utilizing personal protective and safety equipment.
• Pays particular attention to the environment to promote a safe, clean, neat, and healthy workplace for both people supported and employees.
• Works closely with Vocational Program Manager, Habilitation Specialists, Qualified Professional, and other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and provide feedback, standardize procedures, expedite the Person-Centered Plan implementation, and improve efficiency of direct support staff.
• Assists with vocational assessments and attends vocational program task force and planning meetings.
• Schedules and posts staff assignments to various classrooms.
• Identifies and establishes performance measurement workstations with Department of Labor Standards.
• Implements and monitors formal people-supported training programs within the workshop/classrooms.
• Ensures people supported are exposed to the people supported handbook.
• Reports to management all suspected or observed incidents of people supported abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Performs actual time and cost of product studies to determine rate of pay for piece or hourly work.
• Assists with community wage surveys.
• Obtains and inventories raw materials, needed supplies, and materials for performing contract work for finished products.
• Assists in the procurement of community job contracts by visiting job sites, conducting job surveys, developing criteria for people supported involvement, and serving as liaison between the vocational center and community/business representatives.
• Documents progress of work and maintains related records to verify production quantity and quality.
• Ensures people supported time sheets are completed accurately and on time and that appropriate breaks and lunch periods are observed.
• Ensures people supported get paychecks and distributes them.
• Compiles yearly wage summaries.
• Promotes harmony among coworkers, emphasizes professionalism, resolves minor disturbances, and serves as a role model for staff, coworkers, and people supported work behaviors.
• Promotes the vocational services curriculum philosophy and mission.
• Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive issues and material.

Pre-employment Screening

• Complete criminal background check.
• Name checked in the registries (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities).
• Drug testing.
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required).
• For positions that require driving: proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, if required for providing transportation for individuals.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours already worked, before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program to help you save money.
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only).
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only).
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional, and Financial.
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees).
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes. For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.