Community Integrated Living Specialist

Community Link, Inc. • Trenton, IL

10h

About The Position

Provides daily living support and assistance to individuals in one of the agency’s Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILAs), under the supervision of the CILA Team Leader and with support from the Supported Living Program Manager. The role includes helping residents build daily living, community integration, and economic self-sufficiency skills; providing personal care or oversight; supporting medication needs; and helping residents use community resources and develop natural supports. The specialist also completes required documentation, assists with client transportation, maintains household supplies and the home’s appearance, and follows safety procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license and valid auto insurance.
• Pass the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) with a score of 80% or higher.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos; write routine reports and simple correspondence; interpret safety rules and procedural documents; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance, and to compute percentages.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to develop effective communication skills through instruction and training, adapt to changing program needs, and demonstrate genuine interest in clients’ welfare.
• Ability to learn behavior principles through instruction and training.
• Ability to learn basic computer operations for client data tracking, incident reporting, and other processes identified by supervisory staff.
• Ability to drive the agency’s van and assist individuals as needed, including maneuvering wheelchairs and helping clients ambulate or transfer.
• Ability to stay awake throughout the work shift.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including frequent standing, walking, and sitting; occasional bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, crouching, kneeling, balancing, and pushing or pulling; continuous lifting up to 10 pounds; and occasional lifting of 11 to 50 pounds.
• Ability to use hands for repetitive simple grasping, firm grasping, and fine manipulation; use close, distance, and peripheral vision; and regularly talk and hear.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a residential setting with individuals with developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Train and guide residents in activities of daily living, community integration, and economic self-sufficiency skills.
• Provide direct personal care or oversight as needed.
• Provide customer service to residents and families and maintain positive relationships and communication.
• Monitor and document residents’ medication regimens, ensure medication needs are met, and bring health issues to the supervisor’s attention.
• Participate in the community to help residents use resources and develop natural supports, including providing client transportation.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Prepare or use basic household necessities, including food, program supplies, and cleaning supplies, and maintain the home’s overall appearance through daily housekeeping.
• Follow and maintain safety procedures and participate in safety drills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED