DSS - Part Time - (EMP, FP)

The Adult Skills Center•Frazier Park, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Adult Skills Center (TASC) provides innovative and proactive services that empower individuals with diverse intellectual, developmental, and mental health needs to achieve their highest level of Independence and realize their greatest potential. The Supported Employment Direct Support Specialist ensures assistance is provided as needed for program operations and clients. This role involves providing job coaching for newly hired clients in the community, assisting them with adjusting, acclimating, and learning new jobs. The specialist will work with case managers and job developers to identify challenges and ensure the best outcomes for clients, and participate in new hire orientation for clients offered employment in the community. Primary duties include orienting the client to the work setting, modeling all job duties and working alongside the client in each employment setting, adhering to the dress code, company policies, and culture on the client employer, developing and following a checklist that identifies all job duties that must be completed during the workday, completing daily care notes and/or data sheets, training the client to complete their assigned job duties to employer expectations, teaching the client appropriate workplace behavior, assisting the client in developing professional relationships with co-workers, and providing support, instruction, coaching, counseling, mentoring, and advocacy to ensure job success. The specialist also assists the client in developing goals for the Individual Habilitation Services Plan (IHSP), assists the client in achieving the goals identified on their IHSP, participates in the client’s IPP meeting, and participates in facilitating employment classes for clients. Other duties include performing other assigned duties, performing other off-site duties as assigned, and participating in weekly meetings, trainings, etc. as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

Required to complete 40-hour ACRE training and obtain certification within six months of hire.
Requires initiative, creativity and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Basic computer skills necessary.
Must be able to successfully complete First Aid/CPR.
Must have current California Driver’s license/Insurance and clean DMV.
Must receive criminal record clearance through the DOJ.
Must have reliable vehicle, proof of insurance, a valid California driver license and driving record acceptable to TASC insurance provider.
After hours and open availability required.
Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in English.
Maintain all certifications up to date.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with persons with developmental disabilities desirable.

Responsibilities

Ensure assistance is provided as needed for program operations and clients.
Provide job coaching for newly hired clients in the community.
Assist with adjusting/acclimating and learning new job.
Work with case managers and job developers to identify challenges and ensure best outcomes for clients.
Participate in new hire orientation for clients offered employment in community.
Orients the client to the work setting.
Models all job duties and works alongside client in each employment setting.
Adheres to the dress code, company policies, and culture on the client employer (tattoo’s, hair color, jewelry etc.).
Develops and follows a checklist that identifies all job duties that must be completed during the workday.
Completes daily care notes and/or data sheets.
Trains the client to complete their assigned job duties to employer expectations.
Teaches the client appropriate workplace behavior.
Assists the client in developing professional relationships with co-workers.
Provides support, instruction, coaching, counseling, mentoring, and advocacy to ensure job success.
Assists the client in developing goals for the Individual Habilitation Services Plan (IHSP).
Assists the client in achieving the goals identified on their IHSP.
Participates in the client’s IPP meeting.
Participates in facilitating employment classes for clients.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform other off-site duties as assigned.
Participate in weekly meetings, trainings, etc. as assigned by supervisor.