Independent Living Skills Trainer (ILST)

About the role

The Independent Living Skills Trainer (ILST) at Happiness House provides training to individuals with traumatic brain injury to enhance their ability to live independently.

Responsibilities

• Imparts agency philosophy of Equal Opportunity, Independence and Realization of Individual Potential to clients, families, program staff and community resources.
• Maintains confidentiality of information relating to individuals and their families in accordance with agency policy.
• Provides training to program participants to help them acquire skills enabling them to function in more independent living situations.
• Performs functional assessments of various life skills and provides feedback to program participants on their strengths, areas for development, and barriers to independence.
• Collaborates with Service Coordinators to manage the care and support of program participants.

Requirements

• Knowledge of community resources and means of accessing services.
• NYS drivers license.
• Experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injury providing functionally based assessments and independent living skills training preferred.
• Basic reasoning and writing skills.
• Must meet one of the following educational and experience requirements:
• Licensed Master Social Worker (licensed by the New York State Education Department)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (licensed by the New York State Education Department)
• Individual with a Doctorate or Master of Social Work
• Licensed Physical Therapist (licensed by the New York State Education Department)
• Registered Professional Nurse (registered by the New York State Education Department)
• Certified Teacher of Students with Disabilities (certified by the New York State Education Department)
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification)
• Licensed Speech Pathologist (licensed by the New York State Education Department)
• Licensed Occupational Therapist (registered by the New York State Education Department)
• Individual with a Master of Gerontology
• Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of experience
• Associate’s degree and five (5) years of experience

Qualifications

• Communication Proficiency
• Customer/Individual Focus
• Ethical Practice
• Self-motivation and initiative skills

Skills

• Ability to perform functional assessments of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
• Ability to develop comprehensive treatment plans
• Ability to teach individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury to be more functionally independent

Benefits

• Part Time Regular Employment
• Monday through Friday - variable days and hours based on participant needs
• Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand

Pay

$28 per each billable hour

Schedule

Variable days and hours based on participant needs