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About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Current NY State driver’s license.
• Experience working with community human service providers and working with Developmentally Disabled population.
• Knowledge of community human service providers.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
• A combination of training and experience other than the specified, if judged to be adequate for the job, may be accepted by the President and CEO

Nice To Haves

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Developing Others-Ability to teach or foster the development of others, giving constructive feedback and reassurance after problems.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate professionalism conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Interpersonal-Ability/desire to understand others’ attitudes/interests/needs/nonverbal behavior, listening skills, and understanding strengths/limitations of others.
• Leadership- Ability to Motivate, influence, and support others to accomplish team and organizational goals.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Teamwork – Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others, being part of a formal/informal team, solicits input, credits others, may require group conflict resolutions skills and/or motivating others.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-going service to individuals in a caseload up to 8.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individuals vocational goals.
• Attend formal and informal training.
• Provides advocacy according to the participants’ needs.
• Provide supervision for individuals.
• Maintains up-to-date program notes and outcome notes for participants assigned daily as required by agency and OPWDD.
• As needed, transports individual to volunteer activities.
• Transports individuals back and forth to program daily.
• Maintain agency vehicles to ensure safety. Submits all gas receipts to Coordinator.
• Assists consumers in and out of the van during activities.
• Ensuring that fire safety needs are met, including participation in quarterly fire drills or as needed.
• Ensures the safety of individuals at always met.
• Attend mandatory training and/or meetings as scheduled.
• Reports and complete notables as necessary.
• Maintains up to date all training necessary, first aid and CPR certifications.
• Assist participants with El Camino Café Day to day activities, such as prepping for sandwiches, drinks and cleaning of the cafe.
• Assist individuals with volunteer opportunities to develop regular work and soft skills.
• All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.