IDD Provider Specialist

Lakes-Regional-Community-Center; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Term Life Insurance

Retirement Contributions

Dental, Vision, Life, LT Disability

Paid Vacation Leave

Paid Sick Leave

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Lakes-Regional-Community-Center is seeking an IDD Provider Specialist for night shift (Thu-Sat, 11 PM–9 AM) in Texas. Responsibilities include implementing therapeutic activities, direct care for individuals with developmental disabilities, and coordinating with care teams.

Must document services daily, assist with medications, and support health and safety needs. Strong communication with families and an interdisciplinary team is essential.

Qualifications

• Direct care and support for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
• Ability to assess and implement therapeutic activities and document outcomes.
• Collaborate with care coordinators, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Share responsibility for medications administration and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate therapeutic activities for individuals with IDD.
• Liaise with care coordinators and family members.
• Complete documentation of services daily and monitor safety.
• Provide direct care including ADLs, meds administration, mobility, and health maintenance.
• Drive behavior management plans and emergency health interventions as needed.

Skills

Caregiving

Documentation

Behavior management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

High School or higher

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

The IDD Provider Specialist position is responsible for group and individualized activities at the Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS) and/or residential settings program, and also provides direct care services to persons with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include:

• Implementation and evaluation of therapeutic programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, planning individual activities
• Liaison with individual's Provider Care Coordinators, and family members.
• Daily completion of documentation of services, complying with safety procedures and assist with monitoring facility and vehicle maintenance.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team, as requested.
• Provides direct care services to include assistance and training with personal hygiene, food preparation, feeding, mobility, community access, recreation, leisure activities, and maintenance of basic health care needs.
• Provision of training and assistance with all activities of daily living, including administration and monitoring of medications, housekeeping, transportation, and other individualized goals.
• Implements behavior management programs, and provides emergency behavior or health-related interventions, as necessary.
• Fosters a productive, clean, comfortable, and safe environment for individuals; and serves as a positive role model for those we serve.

Shift: Thursday - Saturday 11 PM - 9 AM

Salary: $15.50 hourly

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to assess and evaluate classroom effectiveness and implement changes as indicated.
• Must be knowledgeable of therapeutic techniques and modalities of working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Exercise independent judgment, be able to work with minimal supervision and communicate effectively with individuals and co-workers.
• Prefer working computer skills including MS Word and Excel.

Employee Benefits at Full-Time Include:

• Employer-Cost Sharing of Health Insurance (Plus 50% of Elected Dependent Coverage)
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
• Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (Up to 5% of Base Salary)
• Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 2 Weeks of Paid Vacation Leave per Year with Graduating Accrual Rate
• 2+ Weeks of Paid Sick Leave per Year
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better in Other or related field.

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