Developmental Specialist Vocational

Monarch • Southern Pines, NC

19h

About The Position

The Developmental Specialist Vocational develops positive relationships with the individuals they support and assists them in achieving personal dreams and goals identified in their individual goal plans. The role supports people with developmental disabilities and/or mental health diagnoses across community, vocational workshop, and day-support settings.

The specialist promotes individuals’ rights, self-determination, advocacy, and access to community resources. The role includes supervising, educating, and monitoring individuals in work settings; maintaining safe environments; implementing individual plans; and completing required records and progress documentation. The specialist may also support staff orientation and training, substitute in-house or in the community, and may be required to sleep over at a residential setting. Driving and travel may be required.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Valid U.S. driver's license.
• Experience working with adults with a mental health diagnosis and/or developmental disabilities is not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess each person receiving services for their hopes, dreams, and desires, and provide supports that facilitate achievement.
• Protect and promote the rights of each person receiving services.
• Help people develop advocacy skills, participate in advocacy efforts, and use personal advocates.
• Serve as a resource on community agencies, services, and supports that can meet identified needs or goals.
• Supervise, educate, and monitor people receiving services in work settings, which may include the community, vocational workshops, and day supports.
• Maintain a safe working environment by practicing safety procedures in the community and on the job.
• Educate people receiving services about work procedures, facility rules, policies, practices, and their rights.
• Build effective, positive, person-centered relationships using approaches that promote self-determination.
• Provide input and recommendations for assessments, planning processes, and individual plans.
• Implement each person’s plan in accordance with service definitions and document as required by service definitions and agency policy.
• Complete required documentation, including goal completion, actions toward outcomes, incident reports, and timesheets.
• Complete daily progress notes and communication logs, and maintain records such as attendance, check sheets, and production sheets.
• Substitute in-house or in the community as needed.
• Assist with staff orientation, mentoring, and training.
• Attend and actively participate in required meetings and training.
• Maintain certifications required by agency, state, and federal training requirements.
• Comply with agency policies and procedures and applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Follow service definition guidelines for the services provided.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Drive and travel as required.

Benefits

• Competitive and flexible total rewards package.
• Eligible employees may have access to comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, professional development support, and other customizable benefits and perks.
• Benefits package supports full-time and part-time team members and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED