Community Habilitation Worker Enhanced 2 - Glen Spey,NY

Access: Supports for Living; Glen Spey (NY); On-site; USD 54,415,200 - 57,859,200; Full time

Job summary

Access: Supports for Living in Glen Spey, NY, is seeking a Community Habilitation Worker (CHWE-2) to provide skill-building training and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities in community or certified settings.

Responsibilities include mentoring, teaching daily living skills, documenting progress, and traveling to assigned locations. A strong emphasis on rights protection and required SCIP trainings is noted.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities or autism.
• Strong interpersonal and engagement skills.
• Ability to document services and understand regulations.
• Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring and teaching services to individuals to help them achieve personal outcomes.
• Teach daily living skills such as money handling, socialization, cooking, job search, etc.
• May assist with lifting or hygiene functions for selected individuals.
• Work on the persons valued outcomes with steps to achieve it based on supports and observed needs.
• Meet with the assigned individual several times per week depending on coordinated hours.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Engagement skills

Documentation

Bilingual English/Spanish

IDD/Autism experience

Job description

Location: Glen Spey, NY

Pay Rate: $19.50 per hour

Hours: Flexible, Full Time or Part Time Hours.

Overview of Primary Responsibilities

The CHWE-2 will provide skill building training and supports to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities with high level of needs. Supports can take place in the community and or in a certified setting.

Primary Functions

• The Community Habilitation Worker will provide mentoring/teaching services to individuals with developmental disabilities to help them achieve personal outcomes and growth.
• The Community Habilitation Worker will teach daily living skills such as money handling, socialization, cooking, job search, etc. as well as any other skills as identified in the person’s individual plan.
• The Community Habilitation Worker may have to perform lifting or assisting with hygiene functions for selected individuals.
• Work on the persons valued outcomes with the steps on how to achieve it based on the community supports and behaviors observed along with the individual’s strengths and needs.
• Meet with the assigned individual several times per week depending on coordinated and approved hours.
• Community Habilitation Worker will travel to the location assigned.
• Must attend and remain up to date on all required trainings (2 Day- SCIP Training is mandatory for specific sites).
• It is essential that Community Habilitation Worker know and protect individual’s rights.
• Document each training session in the appropriate databases and report the progress and barriers with each client.
• The Community Habilitation Worker will receive supervision from the Community Habilitation Supervisor.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Prior experience with related populations, i.e. Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Strong interpersonal and engagement skills
• Ability to document services and understand regulations
• Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is a plus

Physical Characteristics

• Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long periods of time
• Able to work in open space floor plan
• Must be capable to move throughout work day and follow people served throughout community
• Work alongside co-workers within 3 feet
• Must be able to move in tight spaces
• Occasional lifting of > 25+ pounds

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans