Community Habilitation Specialist

Ohel Children's Home and Family Services; Village of Great Neck (NY); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 34 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Ohel is seeking a Community Habilitation Counselor to work one-on-one with youth who have mental health challenges or are medically fragile, living at home in the community. The role involves supporting daily living activities and health-related tasks in community settings, promoting independence.

Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety during service delivery and implementing actions to help youths reach habilitation goals.

Qualifications

• Paraprofessionals with a high school diploma or GED and appropriate skills and training
• Experience working with children/youth (preference given to those with experience working with children/youth with special needs)

Responsabilités

• Provide one-on-one community habilitation to youth in the community.
• Address health and safety needs during service delivery.
• Help youth acquire, maintain, and enhance ADL and health-related tasks.

Connaissances

English communication

Experience with children/youth

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

Ohel is looking forCommunity Habilitation Counselor who are creative, dedicated, and responsible to work one-on-one with youth who have mental health challenges or who are medically fragile and live at home in the community. Community Habilitation covers in-person services and supports related to the youth’s acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of skills necessary to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and/or Health-Related Tasks delivered in the community.

Responsibilities include addressing health and safety needs required during the delivery of the service, and the necessary staff actions to assist the youth inreachingtheir Community Habilitation outcome. The activities are designed to preserve or enhance independence or reduce the loss of independence.

Requirements:

• Paraprofessionals with a high school diploma or GED and appropriate skills and training

• Experience working with children/youth (preference given to those with experience working with children/youth with special needs)

Valid NY or NJ Driver’s license preferred. Good English communication skills a must. Flexible part time, after school hours. Locations include Brooklyn, Queens, Far Rockaway and Long Island.

Salary: $19.00-$25.00 per hour

For more information call 718- 686-3102