Self-Direction Staff - Com Hab
About The Position
Assist individuals with brain injury, intellectual disabilities, and other neurological disabilities in achieving a challenging, stimulating, dignified life by serving as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of individuals’ rights and benefits. This role involves providing supervision, training, and assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living, including self-care, social, recreation, community, and domestic skills for a specific individual. The goal is to help the individual achieve more independence, with interests in watching sports and potentially joining the YMCA for health.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Maintain a valid New York State driver’s license
- A vehicle is required to perform the job
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Must be trained in all required trainings within 90 days of being hired and maintain current certifications with all required trainings
- Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communications skills
- Must be 18 years or older
- Applicants cannot have the same address as person supported
- Must be able to talk, hear, stand for extended periods of time, walk, sit, twist, bend, use hand to finger, stretch with hands and arms
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus
- Requires tasks that involve exposure to blood or body fluids that requires specific training for the employees’ safety.
Nice To Haves
- One-year experience in the human service field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision, training, and assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living, including self-care skills, social skills, recreation skills, community skills, and domestic skills.
- Serve as an advocate and liaison for individuals' rights and benefits.
- Assist individuals in achieving a challenging, stimulating, dignified life.
- Mentor an individual to help them achieve more independence.
- Support an individual's interest in joining the YMCA to become more healthy.
Benefits
- Opportunity to receive Hepatitis B vaccination series.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
