Community Hab Skill Developer - Per-diem; 3161-507-H

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. seeks a Community Habilitation Skill Developer to provide in-home and community-based training for individuals with developmental disabilities. You will implement the habilitation plan, document outcomes, and support families while ensuring safety and compliant documentation.

The role requires flexibility, reliability, and a focus on person-centered planning, with duties spanning scheduling, progress notes, and meetings with the program team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; AA degree preferred.
• Minimum one year experience with the disabled population in home/community settings preferred.
• Knowledge of Home and Community Based Waiver preferred and up-to-date.
• Understanding of Person Centered Planning.
• Flexible scheduling and ability to respond to needs of individuals/program.
• Ability to follow directions, good decision-making and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with consumers and families.
• Reliability, dependability and flexibility are essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Community Habilitation Plan in homes and communities.
• Document valued outcomes contemporaneously on billing documents.
• Submit monthly progress notes on individuals’ responses to outcomes.
• Ensure health, safety and welfare of consumers at all times.
• Report unusual occurrences to Supervisor immediately.
• Submit weekly parent/consumer verification forms to confirm service delivery.
• Attend scheduled meetings and in-services as required.
• Submit Bi-Weekly Timesheets to ensure timely payroll.
• Report to work as scheduled and communicate lateness/absences promptly.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

AA degree preferred

Job description

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.

Home and Community Based Services provides community habilitation services to individuals who are diagnosed with a Developmental Disability. Community Habilitation provides skill training in activities of daily living, academics, socialization and community inclusion. The program also provides family support by assisting families in applying for Medicaid and accessing other needed services.

STATEMENT OF JOB

Under the direction of the Assistant Program Manger/Community Habilitation Supervisor, the Community Habilitation Skill Developer is responsible to provide training, instruction and assistance to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in their homes and in their community, with the aim of accomplishing valued outcomes as stated in their Community Habilitation Plan.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the implementation of the Community Habilitation Plan to individuals in their homes and/or the community by providing instruction as it relates to their individualized valued outcomes.
• Responsible for documenting contemporaneously the individuals’ valued outcomes on the billing document derived from their Community Habilitation Plan.
• Responsible for submitting a monthly progress note related to the individuals’ response to their valued outcomes as stated in the Community Habilitation Plan.
• Responsible to ensure health, safety and welfare of consumers at all times.
• Responsible for reporting any unusual occurrences or situations to the Supervisor of the Community Habilitation Program immediately.
• Responsible to submit a parent/consumer verification form weekly to ensure staff was present at the family’s home and that services are delivered.
• Attend all scheduled meetings and in-services as required.
• Responsible to submit Bi-Weekly Timesheets, to the supervisor of the Community Habilitation to ensure staff are paid on time.
• Responsible to report to work as scheduled and to communicate any lateness’s, absences or change in work schedule in a timely manner to the Supervisor of the Community Habilitation Program.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• AA degree preferred

SPECIFICATIONS FOR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• At least one year of experience serving the disabled population in the community and their homes preferred.
• Knowledge of Home and Community Based Waiver, and the ability to keep up to date pertaining to such knowledge.
• Understanding of Person Centered Planning.
• Reasonable flexibility in work hours and ability to respond to the scheduling needs of the individual and or program training.
• Ability to follow directions well and exhibit good decision-making, and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to establish and maintain a working relationship with consumers and their families
• Must be able to take initiative and have the ability to problem solve, handle emergency/crisis situations.
• Must be reliable, dependable and flexible and have the ability to evaluate the individuals’ needs.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• PPD
• The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in hot/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Will be required to assist in the transferring of adult individuals in and out of wheelchairs and or to provide physical support to adults when needed to ensure their safety and well-being. Must have the ability to lift 25 lbs, (i.e. office equipment, consumers adaptive devices etc.) to be able to sit or stand for more than 4 hours at a time. Additionally, to be able to talk, hear, smell have good close or distance vision, to be able to climb, kneel, or balance in the context of providing support to consumers.

BENEFITS:

We offer competitive salary

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at:

www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.