Life Skills Coach

About the role

Simple Steps, LLC currently has a Life Skills Coach position open in the Magnolia, TX area. This is a part-time position (10 hours per week) with potential to increase hours based on Veteran needs. The primary focus of the Life Skills Coach is to help make life more rewarding for our Veterans with neurological disorders, physical disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries by providing the delivery of high-quality home and community services.

Responsibilities

• Effectively support and carry out quality client care plans
• Ensure resources are engaged effectively to meet client needs
• Orient/educate clients and client's families about health care plan services and procedures
• Support accurate and complete documentation
• Supply timely data for generating accurate invoices
• Work collaboratively with Case Managers and family members to best serve Veterans through dynamic social, recreational, wellness, educational, and individualized life skills training and activities in the home and community
• Report to assigned Care Coordinator
• Implement patient care plans through home and community goal-related activities
• Track SMART goals and progress through weekly documentation using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader
• Work independently and manage one's own time and the time of client(s)

Specific duties may include

• Attending community activities
• Outdoor activities
• Assisting with organization planning, cognitive awareness, doctor's appointments, household management, etc.
• Ability to drive client
• Be able to lift 50 lbs
• Walking

Requirements

• Must be able to travel to current or prospective clients' homes
• Must be able and willing to transport client(s) during client visits
• Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license and agency-required auto liability insurance (100k/300k Bodily Injury)
• Must be able to communicate with health care professionals, clients, families, and the general public through verbal and written communication
• Must have access to a private personal laptop or desktop computer for HIPAA compliance
• All individuals should have: Resume, CPR/AED/First Aid Certification (American Red Cross or American Heart Association only), Social Security Card, Driver's License, Auto Insurance (100k/300k Bodily Injury)

Preferred qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Experience with physical and cognitive impairments/disabilities
• Experience with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Experience with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Veteran/Military Experience

Pay & schedule

• Flexible staff scheduling
• Mileage and expense reimbursement provided