URGENTLY HIRING Independent Living Services Mentor: Afternoons
Allcare Homecare•Mission Viejo, CA
•Hybrid
About The Position
We are seeking a reliable, patient, and attentive Independent Living Services (ILS) Instructor to provide one-on-one afternoon support for an individual with Mild Intellectual Disability and Epilepsy. Services will focus on increasing independence in daily living skills, community navigation, and household responsibilities. This is perfect for a candidate who wants to help a young person become more independent.
Requirements
- Two forms of valid identification
- Current CPR and First Aid certification
- Live Scan fingerprint clearance
- Current TB test clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities, epilepsy, or visual impairment
- Strong communication, observation, and problem-solving skills
- Patient, dependable, and adaptable
- Comfortable providing hands-on support while promoting independence
- Able to work independently during scheduled afternoon hours
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and support with personal hygiene routines
- Encourage independence while offering assistance as needed
- Help establish consistent daily routines
- Assist with cleaning, organizing, and maintaining the home
- Break tasks into manageable steps to support success
- Adapt methods to accommodate visual impairment
- Support planning simple, nutritious meals
- Assist with safe meal preparation and kitchen navigation
- Adapt cooking tasks to ensure accessibility and safety
- Provide guidance and supervision during community outings
- Assist with safely navigating environments, particularly unfamiliar or high-traffic areas
- Offer orientation support and mobility assistance as needed
- Provide additional guidance to safely navigate environments due to visual impairment
- Provide orientation support, mobility assistance, or introduce adaptive strategies or technology for visual impairment
- Assist with tasks involving written or visual information, such as reading mail or organizing household items
- Support the use of voice-activated or accessibility-focused technology
- Ensure effective, safe, and respectful services by obtaining additional training or preparation as needed for adapted training needs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
