Life Enrichment Coach - Flexible Hours

Kittitas Interactive Management • Ellensburg, WA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Coach (LEC) encourages clients’ personal growth through goal-based support and provides daily living assistance to KIM clients in their homes and in the community. The LEC motivates clients toward their goals in accordance with the Residential Service Guidelines. This is a float position for candidates able to commit to picking up at least two 8-hour shifts per week.

The role includes trauma-informed crisis intervention and prevention, support with behavioral goals and emotional regulation, and collaboration with clients to identify ambitions, develop action plans, and evaluate progress. The LEC coordinates individualized programs and managed care, documents client activity and progress, advocates for clients’ needs and rights, and communicates with clients, management, medical offices, and pharmacies.

The LEC also supports clients’ daily living needs, including money management, meals, hygiene, health care, medication administration, transportation, and safety. The position requires maintaining a clean and safe home environment, protecting confidentiality and property, completing required records, following agency policies and the chain of command, and remaining attentive while on duty.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Current criminal background check cleared by DSHS before working alone and unsupervised with clients.
• Valid driver’s license or Washington State ID.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Intermediate experience supporting adults with developmental disabilities.
• Ability to follow instructions, organize and set priorities, work well with staff and clients, demonstrate job-related competency, and make independent judgments.
• Ability to encourage introspection, connection, and ambition.
• Outstanding verbal communication skills.
• Excellent reading comprehension and written communication skills, including the ability to read and interpret documents and apply proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group situations to management and staff.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic and handle cash while maintaining a running balance.
• Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions, and handle multiple variables.
• Ability to use word-processing and spreadsheet applications and business equipment, including a computer, copy machine, fax machine, and telephone.
• Ability to convey detailed or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly; hear ordinary conversations; use finger dexterity and perform repetitive wrist, hand, or finger movements; and meet average visual acuity needs.
• Frequently able to sit, stand, and walk; occasionally able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work at least two 8-hour shifts per week.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to motivate others.
• Understanding of human psychology.
• Good listening and interpersonal skills.
• Patience and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Critical-thinking ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed crisis intervention and prevention support.
• Support clients in identifying and achieving behavioral goals; document client behaviors appropriately.
• Facilitate coordination of managed care.
• Acknowledge and advocate for clients’ needs, wants, and rights with dignity and respect.
• Teach emotional and behavioral regulation techniques.
• Identify changes clients want to make, collaborate with them on action plans, evaluate their progress, and encourage sustainable advancement toward their goals.
• Coordinate goal setting and report progress with clients and the management team.
• Suggest actions that help clients take control of future plans and achieve their goals.
• Coordinate individualized client programs and document activity thoroughly.
• Assist clients with money management, including petty cash, receipts, checkbooks, and EBTs.
• Supervise clients to ensure their safety; secure hazardous materials and medications in designated locations; and maintain a safe, clean living environment.
• Promptly report injuries, behaviors, abuse, and safety hazards to management through the chain of command.
• Ensure clients have adequate health care and access to regular meals.
• Transport and accompany clients to agency outings, activities, and health appointments, arrange transportation as appropriate, and provide appointment documentation to management promptly.
• Communicate with medical offices and pharmacies.
• Administer medications and document administration accordingly.
• Assist with daily hygiene and personal care as outlined in care plans, when applicable.
• Maintain client confidentiality and appropriate staff-client relationships; safeguard company and client property; and maintain an inventory of client personal property.
• Complete forms, reports, and data sheets for the caseload.
• Follow agency policies, procedures, and practices; maintain open communication with the supervisor and management team about client, scheduling, or staff concerns.
• Report to work on time, remain awake and alert while on duty, and abstain from possessing or using illegal drugs or alcohol while on duty.
• Perform other responsibilities as defined by management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Voluntary accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance options through MetLife.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program available to employees and their households at no charge.
• 401(k) retirement plan, with eligibility after one year of continuous service.
• Accrued sick time.
• An 8-hour personal day awarded annually on the employee’s work anniversary.
• Vacation time offered after one year of continuous service.

What This Job Offers

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