Independent Living Facilitator II

InAlliance • Sacramento, CA

137d • $22 - $22

About The Position

Are you looking for a more rewarding career? Do you take pride in giving back to the community? If so, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for! InAlliance is looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated people to work with adults with developmental disabilities, providing supported living services such as training with home-care management, social skill development, behavior management, and community integration. As an Enhanced Direct Support Provider, you will provide for the care, fellowship, and protection of persons with developmental disabilities while supporting them to be as independent as possible. You'll also join an organization with a great total compensation package (compensation, dental, vision, health benefits, time off, and retirement). There's no better time than the present to start making an impact in your community! The Enhanced Direct Support Provider works in a home with a participant that has received a Health and Safety Waiver (HSW) through the Department of Developmental Services. The HSW is based on the participant’s additional health and safety needs. This could include, but limited to co-occurring diagnoses along with their developmental disability, which may include various mental health diagnoses, behavioral challenges, and/or medical diagnoses.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of direct care experience with adults with I/DD (Intellectual /Developmental Disability)
• 1-2 years of direct care experience or knowledge assisting individuals with medical equipment like Hoyer lift and assisting with catheters and feeding tubes
• 1-2 years of direct care experience with adults who have behavioral, medical, and/or mental health diagnoses
• Ability to provide for the safety and well-being of the participant
• Ability to take directions in a manner other than verbally (i.e. behavioral, communication device, etc.)
• Commitment to the principles of normalization and support the potential of adults to reside in their own homes and communities
• Ability to perform the duties of the job independently, organize, and prioritize goals and objectives
• Consistent exercise of discretion and judgment
• Ability to physically provide for the participant’s safety and well-being (i.e. CPR, First Aid, lifting, transferring, positioning, running, crouching, etc.)
• Proof of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record (within InAlliance’s guidelines - 3 points or less) from the Department of Motor Vehicles

Responsibilities

• Assisting a person with disabilities to become more active in the community
• Helping them with their grocery shopping
• Joining them in their hobbies, entertainment, and other recreational interests they may have
• Helping them run errands
• Support with personal hygiene
• Bathing
• Oral hygiene
• Assisting on and off commode
• Changing adult briefs
• Light household work
• Meal preparation
• Lifting and transferring, sometimes with the assistance of a Hoyer lift

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Low-cost Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Free TeleHealth from HealthiestYou
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance Plans: Aflac, Legal Shield Services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary 403(b) retirement with company match
• Generous paid time off, including holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Flexible Spending Account Plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cell/Device Stipend
• Flexible work schedules for eligible employees/positions
• TicketsatWork (employee discounts)
• LifeMart (employee discounts)
• High employee morale/satisfaction rate

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees