405 - Lead Program Instructor

Marrakech Inc. • West Haven, CT

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About The Position

Marrakech is seeking a Lead Program Instructor to provide direct care to people with developmental and physical disabilities in its Day Program. The role implements behavior, habilitation, and vocational programs while promoting community integration and safety. The instructor provides care respectfully and with dignity, and supports participants’ independence.

The position involves assisting with daily activities and hygiene, carrying out team-recommended programs, supporting assessments, and providing active treatment. The instructor also helps prepare food in accordance with prescribed diets and food consistency requirements, facilitates meaningful community experiences, models positive adult roles, and documents services and incidents accurately and on time.

Requirements

• Understanding of individual, group, organizational, community, and societal human systems and their major interactions as they relate to people with developmental disabilities.
• Skill in identifying and selecting natural opportunities that promote growth and goal attainment for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Skill in implementing interventions for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Process skills required to implement services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Three to six months of related experience and/or training, or a human service training certificate.
• Experience using basic computer programs.
• Valid Connecticut Driver’s License.
• Ability to obtain Department of Developmental Services Medication Certification.
• Ability to obtain a Connecticut Public Service License, if applicable.
• Ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certification, as required by the program site.
• Ability to obtain PMT certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily activities, including hygiene functions.
• Implement behavioral goals, teaching strategies, monitoring procedures, exercise programs, and other team-recommended programs and procedures.
• Assist in completing individual assessments.
• Supervise and assist with food preparation in accordance with individuals’ prescribed diets and food consistency requirements.
• Provide active treatment to individuals.
• Model positive adult roles in the community.
• Foster community belonging through appropriate, person-centered activities.
• Provide meaningful community experiences to individuals.
• Maintain the specified level of supervision of individuals in the community.
• Complete case notes, communication logs, program records, incident reports, abuse and neglect reports, safety reports, fire drills, time sheets, mileage forms, and other required documentation accurately and promptly.

Benefits

• Paid time off and dedicated sick time.
• Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
• Paid and unpaid leave for bereavement, jury duty, disaster relief volunteering, family and non-FMLA medical leave, and military leave.
• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time employees.
• External Employee Assistance Program for full-time employees.
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan.
• DSP credentialing through the NADSP.
• Tuition reimbursement and tuition discounts at local colleges and universities.
• Access to voluntary insurance and benefits.
• Staff recognition program.
• Dayforce Wallet on-demand pay.
• Homeownership program.
• Perfect attendance bonus program.
• Recruitment referral bonus.
• Corporate discount programs.

What This Job Offers

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