Community Access Facilitator

Corlann•Waterford, MI

2d•$36,291 - $52,406•Onsite

About The Position

Community Access Facilitators empower people to live full and meaningful lives, by building their confidence and autonomy and supporting them in exploring and progressing their career and life goals. In this role, you will enable adults with a disability to gain and maintain valued social roles (student, employee, volunteer, neighbour, friend) and to be recognised as equal citizens. This role is based in a day service setting, working with adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, key staff, their nominated circles of support, and multidisciplinary team members through a person-centred approach towards the values of New Directions: person centred; community inclusion; active citizenship and quality services.

Requirements

Positive attitude towards working with people with an intellectual disability.
Commitment to ensuring persons supported lead fulfilling and enjoyable lives.
Bright, ambitious individuals.

Responsibilities

Empower people to live full and meaningful lives.
Build confidence and autonomy.
Support individuals in exploring and progressing their career and life goals.
Enable adults with a disability to gain and maintain valued social roles (student, employee, volunteer, neighbour, friend).
Ensure individuals are recognised as equal citizens.
Work with adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
Collaborate with key staff, nominated circles of support, and multidisciplinary team members.
Utilize a person-centred approach aligned with New Directions values: person centred; community inclusion; active citizenship and quality services.