Community Hab Provider

The Summit Center • Amherst, NY

2d • $19

About The Position

Join Our Team and Make a Difference Every Day The Summit Center is Western New York’s leading provider of evidence-based services for children and adults with autism and other developmental, social, and behavioral challenges. Our team is dedicated to helping every individual we serve achieve their highest level of independence. If you're passionate about making lives better and in search of a good job with dedicated supervisors, great benefits, and a supportive environment become a #DifferenceMaker and join our team. Your Impact as a Community Hab Provider Provide in-home and community-based support to individuals with developmental disabilities, focusing on building daily living and independent skills. This person-centered role empowers individuals to make their own choices and participate fully in their communities in the most inclusive settings possible.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required
• One-year combined work, volunteer, internship experience with people with developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the individuals supported are provided person centered programming and are encouraged and supported in making their own decisions to the greatest extent possible
• Ensures that individuals are offered opportunities to participate in their community to the greatest extent possible and in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs
• Provides training in activities of daily living, community recreation, personal hygiene and grooming, budgeting and money management, mobility, nutrition and meal preparation, self-preservation skills and other requested areas as required by Community Habilitation goals (Staff Action Plan).
• Documents services and instruction contemporaneously in daily and monthly progress notes.
• Communicates individual needs to Coordinator or Assistant Director as needed.
• Achieves minimum caseload and service delivery requirements as directed by the Coordinator/Asst. Director.
• Assists in the development of the Community Habilitation Staff Action Plan; participates in reviews every six months.
• Suggests updates to Community Habilitation Staff Action Plan as needed to ensure quality.
• Accurately records and submits behavioral data in a timely manner to program Behavioral Consultant and participate in additional training as required

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED