Life Enrichment Coach - Float

Kittitas Interactive Management • Yakima, WA

1d • $18 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Coach - Float (LEC) encourages personal growth through goal-based support and provides daily living support to KIM clients in their homes and in the community. The role motivates and encourages clients toward their goals in alignment with the Residential Service Guidelines. Float employees must commit to picking up at least two 8-hour shifts per week.

The LEC provides trauma-informed and crisis-prevention support, works with clients to identify and pursue behavioral and personal goals, and documents client activities and progress. The position also supports clients’ health, safety, hygiene, meals, medication, money management, transportation, and coordination of care. The LEC maintains client confidentiality, follows agency policies and reporting procedures, and communicates with supervisors and the management team.

Work is normally performed in a home setting. The role requires interacting with clients and staff, completing documentation, and using related computer applications and office equipment. Pay is $17.50–$18.50 per hour.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have a current criminal background check cleared by DSHS before working alone unsupervised with clients.
• Have a valid driver’s license or Washington State ID.
• Be a high school graduate or have an equivalent qualification.
• Have intermediate experience supporting developmentally disabled adults.
• Be able to follow instructions, organize and set priorities, work well with staff and clients, demonstrate job-related competency, and make independent judgments.
• Have the ability to encourage introspection, connection, and ambition.
• Have outstanding verbal communication skills.
• Have excellent reading comprehension and written communication skills, including the ability to read and interpret documents and regulations, use proper grammar and formatting, and present information to individuals and groups.
• Be able to perform simple arithmetic and handle cash while maintaining a running balance.
• Be able to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions, and work with multiple variables.
• Be able to operate word processing and spreadsheet applications and equipment such as a personal computer, copy machine, fax machine, and telephone.
• Be able to convey detailed or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly; hear normal conversations; use finger dexterity and perform repetitive hand, wrist, or finger motions; and have average visual acuity.
• Frequently sit, stand, and walk; occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Commit to picking up at least two 8-hour shifts per week.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to motivate others.
• Understanding of human psychology.
• Good listening skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Patience.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed support and crisis intervention and prevention support.
• Support clients in identifying and achieving behavioral goals, and 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 achieve and collaborate with them on action plans reflecting their stated ambitions.
• Evaluate and encourage sustainable progress toward clients’ goals; coordinate goal setting and report progress to clients and the management team.
• Suggest actions that help clients take control of future plans.
• Coordinate individualized client programs and thoroughly document activities.
• Assist clients with money management, including petty cash, receipts, checkbooks, and EBTs.
• Supervise clients to ensure 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 according to the Chain of Command.
• Ensure clients receive adequate health care and have access to regular meals.
• Transport and accompany clients to agency outings, activities, and health appointments, or arrange transportation as appropriate.
• Provide timely appointment documentation to management and communicate with medical offices and pharmacies.
• Administer medications and document accordingly.
• Assist with daily hygiene as outlined in care plans, including brushing teeth, bathing, hair washing, and toileting when applicable.
• Maintain client confidentiality and appropriate staff-client relationships.
• Safeguard company and client property and maintain an ongoing inventory of clients’ 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 hours or more per week.
• Voluntary accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance options through MetLife.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program available to employees and their households.
• 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 after one year of continuous service.

What This Job Offers

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