Developmental Specialist Sleepover

MONARCH • Rocky Mount, NC

3d • $17 • Onsite

About The Position

The Developmental Specialist primarily supports people in achieving their personal dreams and goals. The role requires a sleepover at a residential setting and provides support to people with mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or traumatic brain injury. The position involves helping people participate in their communities, maintain relationships, exercise their rights, and meet emotional, physical, and medical needs. It also includes supporting daily household operations, transportation, safety, and implementation of each person’s plan.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Valid United States driver’s license.
• Experience working with children or adults, depending on the population served, with a mental health diagnosis, intellectual or developmental disability, or substance use disorder is not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess each person’s hopes, dreams, and desires and provide supports that facilitate their achievement.
• Support people in developing relationships in their community and with their natural supports.
• Assist people in participating fully in their community in ways consistent with their interests.
• Protect and promote each person’s rights, and support their advocacy skills, advocacy efforts, and use of personal advocates.
• Provide support as needed to meet the emotional, physical, and medical needs of each person.
• Build person-centered, effective, positive relationships using approaches that promote self-determination.
• Provide input and recommendations for assessments, planning processes, and development of individual plans.
• Implement each person’s plan in accordance with service definitions and document services 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 to help ensure appointments, goals, and interests are met.
• Attend and participate in required meetings and training, and maintain required agency, state, and federal certifications.
• Comply with agency policies and procedures and applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Assist with household operations, including housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, shopping, lawn care, and vehicle cleanliness and maintenance.
• Assist people during late-night hours on occasion.
• Drive and travel as required, and arrange or provide transportation as needed.
• Help people understand emergency procedures and personal safety; use sound judgment on safety matters, including conducting fire drills, inspecting equipment, and practicing community safety procedures.
• Assist new or current staff with orientation, mentoring, and training.
• Follow service-definition guidelines for services provided.
• Perform other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive and flexible total rewards package.
• Eligible employees may have access to comprehensive health coverage.
• Eligible employees may have access to retirement plans.
• Eligible employees may have access to professional development support.
• Other customizable benefits and perks may be available depending on role, employment type, and location.
• The company describes its benefits package as supporting full-time and part-time team members and their families.
• Opportunities for professional growth and promotion from within.

What This Job Offers

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