Community Integration Specialist - DTLA

Exceptional Childrens Foundation•Los Angeles, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Integration Specialist provides direct supervision, training, and evaluation for participants’ preferred community-based activities. The role supports participants in becoming integrated into the community and enhancing their quality of life as valued members of society. The specialist serves as a job coach and facilitates inclusion in volunteer placements, recreation, and employment settings chosen by participants, while supporting self-advocacy, independence, and self-determination. The specialist develops and implements person-centered activities, teaches skills identified in participants’ Individual Program Plans, provides behavioral interventions using designated methods, and coordinates with the case management team and community partners. The position includes transporting participants, maintaining vehicle logs and documentation, reporting unusual incidents, attending staff training and meetings, and assisting participants with personal hygiene when needed. Work is performed primarily in the field and involves adults with varying learning, behavioral, emotional, and developmental disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One year of experience working with individuals with special needs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with participants to provide direction and understand their needs.
Detail-oriented with strong documentation skills.
Patience and compassion when working with individuals with a variety of special needs.
Ability to stand for long periods and for most of the work shift.
Ability to drive an ECF van.
Valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, proof of state-mandated car insurance, and an insurable driving record; driving is an essential job function.
Maintain a clean driving record and operate vehicles safely and responsibly; company vehicles may be monitored and activity recorded.
Provide evidence of a negative TB test and repeat testing every three years.
Pass a pre-employment physical.
Obtain NCI, First Aid, and CPR certification within the first two months of employment and maintain certifications as required.
Ability to use mobile devices in a program setting or community and to produce records or documentation in manual or electronic formats.
Vision to read printed materials and computer screens, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and by telephone.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds with assistance and lift 20 pounds unassisted.
Ability to implement NCI, First Aid, and CPR.

Responsibilities

Supervise participants and serve as a job coach at volunteer placements, recreation activities, and employment sites of their choosing.
Support participant integration into surrounding communities and help enhance participants’ quality of life.
Provide behavioral interventions using appropriate methods designated through NCI training and participant goals.
Support participants in person-centered community activities, including exploring community resources, job exploration, productive recreation, and developing and maintaining relationships.
Support healthy lifestyles through partnerships with community agencies, both in-house and in the community.
Assist participants in becoming self-advocates and more independent through self-determination.
Transport participants to volunteer commitments, community activities, and events using public transportation, a personal vehicle, or ECF vehicles.
Maintain ECF vehicle logs, perform regular maintenance checks, and promptly report vehicle issues to the program manager.
Provide supervision, training, and evaluation for participants’ chosen volunteer and community-based activities.
Teach skills identified in participants’ Individual Program Plans, including self-help, communication, motor, vocational, pre-employment, cognitive, social-emotional, and community-resource skills.
Assist with developing motivational techniques and improving participants’ work skills.
Establish, coordinate, and implement person-centered community activities with guidance and support from the case management team.
Maintain participant documentation, including daily, monthly, and quarterly evaluations as directed by the case manager.
Document unusual incidents through case notes and SIR reporting.
Attend in-service trainings and staff meetings.
Comply with ECF’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program, policies and procedures, and mandated reporting requirements; ensure safe use and operation of tools and equipment.
Assist participants with personal hygiene, including toileting, illness, and incidents of incontinence, as needed.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance and perform other duties as assigned.
Travel to various sites within Los Angeles County.