Community Habilitation Specialist - Per Diem

Vanderheyden Hall Inc.; Philo (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Vanderheyden Hall Inc. is seeking a Community Habilitation Specialist - Per Diem to coordinate and assist individuals and families in achieving goals through respite, residential habilitation, skill building, and parent assistance services. Per Diem position at $20/hr. in Ohio.

The role involves direct care, collaboration with families, and participation in supervision and community activities. Flexibility for scheduling and adherence to program plans is required.

Qualifications

• Valid NYS Driver’s License with clean driving record.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of community-based resources including, but not limited to, age-appropriate recreational activities.
• Provide direct care and services to individuals and families.
• Assist individuals with goal orientated activities based on agreed upon services plan.
• Attend and participate in supervision, staff development opportunities and agency/community committees.
• Communicate and interact with individuals and families appropriately and effectively.
• Explains and promotes Sanctuary to prospective employees, volunteers and the community.
• Create personal schedule based on individuals served utilizing appropriate time management techniques.
• Complete written service summaries as required.
• Complete assigned paperwork, including intake assessments and discharge summaries in a timely manner.
• Other tasks may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Oral and written communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

High School Equivalency or better

Job description

Community Habilitation Specialist - Per Diem

The Community Habilitation Specialist is responsible for coordinating and assisting individuals and families to achieve specific goals by providing respite, residential habilitation services, skill building, in and/or parent assistance services. Per Diem position - (Per Diem$20/hr.)

Primary Duties & Essential Functions:

• Maintain knowledge of community-based resources including, but not limited to, age-appropriate recreational activities.
• Provide direct care and services to individuals and families.
• Assist individuals with goal orientated activities based on agreed upon services plan.
• Attend and participate in supervision, staff development opportunities and agency/community committees.
• Communicate and interact with individuals and families appropriately and effectively.
• Explains and promotes Sanctuary to prospective employees, volunteers and the community.
• Create personal schedule based on individuals served utilizing appropriate time management techniques.
• Complete written service summaries as required.
• Complete assigned paperwork, including intake assessments and discharge summaries in a timely manner.
• As this list of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive, other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.

Required Education, Knowledge and Skills:

• Valid NYS Driver’s License with clean driving record.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

Vanderheyden is committed to the National Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. The Sanctuary Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those services.

Vanderheyden Hall Inc., as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better.

High School Equivalent or better.

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