Skills Instructor (evergreen)

Essential Duties

• To empower people with developmental disabilities and their families to speak out for themselves and others, initiate ideas, have choices and make decisions about needed services.
• To provide support services to families in a way that recognizes and respects their ethnic and cultural diversity.
• To protect and enhance the rights of participants.
• To promote the perception of individuals as capable, valued and accepted members of the community through the promotion of physical and social integration.
• To attend training as prescribed by Director (varies according to experience and background).
• To report suspicions of neglect or abuse to program management staff and Department of Children and Families or Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
• To be knowledgeable about what to do in an emergency and to file incident reports when needed.

Skills Instruction

• To teach and foster acquisition, retention or improvement of skills including but not limited to: health and nutrition, shopping, personal finance, use of community resources, community and personal safety skills and other adaptive and social skills to live in the community.
• To implement goals as outlined in Plan of Care/Family Support Plan/Behavioral Support Plan.
• To deliver service delivery in a personal home, one’s own home, in a family home or in the community.
• To provide written progress notes as needed or requested by Family Support Staff.
• To implement behavioral strategies and protocols.
• To assist with personal care as needed.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Direct experience working with individuals diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Ability to pass Fingerprint background check, CORI, DPPC and Driving background checks.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Personable vehicle required for this role.
• To obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications. If working with children and/or infants, will need to be certified in child and infant CPR and First Aid.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Pay Range

$20 - $30 per hour

Benefits

Lifeworks, Inc. believes diversity strengthens the value of our workplace and communities. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimer

This job profile identifies the general duties and minimum level of skills required to perform this job. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned. The employee can be responsible for all other duties as assigned by supervisor. Employment at Lifeworks is on an at-will basis. This means that the employee or employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason or for no reason and with or without prior notice. Nothing in this job description or employee handbook creates an employment agreement, express or implied, or any other agreement between an employee and Lifeworks.