Life Skills Coach

Simple Steps LLC; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Simple Steps, LLC in Longview, TX is seeking a Life Skills Coach to support veterans with neurological and physical disabilities in home and community settings. This part-time role offers up to 12 hours per week, with a potential to increase hours based on veteran needs.

You will implement care plans, coordinate with a care team, and help clients achieve goals. Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required; HIPAA-compliant documentation and basic computer use are expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with physical and cognitive impairments/disabilities.
• Experience with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
• Experience with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• Veteran/Military Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality home and community services to Veterans.
• Support and carry out patient care plans and document progress weekly.
• Educate clients and families about health care plans and procedures.
• Collaborate with Case Managers and family members to serve Veterans.
• Maintain HIPAA-compliant documentation and generate invoices.
• Track SMART goals and progress using Word, Excel.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

PART-TIME UP TO 12 Hours per week with a potential to increase hours due to the Veteran needs!

Simple Steps, LLC currently has a Life Skills Coach position open in the Longview, TX area.

PREFERRED Knowledge/Education

• High School Diploma
• Experience with physical and cognitive impairments/disabilities
• Experience with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Experience with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Veteran/Military Experience

Job Description

The primary focus of the Life Skills Coach is to help make life more rewarding for our Veterans with neurological disorders, physical disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries by providing the delivery of high-quality home and community services. Life Skills Coaches accomplish these results by effectively supporting and carrying out quality client care plans, ensuring resources are engaged effectively to meet client needs, orienting/educating clients and client's families about health care plan services and procedures, supporting accurate and complete documentation, and supplying timely data for generating accurate invoices. Our Life Skills Coaches come together in a team effort with Case Managers and family members to best serve Veterans through dynamic social, recreational, wellness, educational, and individualized life skills training and activities in the home and community. The Life Skills Coach reports to their assigned Care Coordinator.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Must be able to travel to current or prospective clients’ homes
• Must be able and willing to transport client(s) during client visits
• Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and agency-required auto liability insurance (100k/300k Bodily Injury)
• Must be able to communicate with health care professionals, clients, families, and the general public through verbal and written communication
• Must have access to a private personal laptop or desktop computer for HIPAA compliance
• Track SMART goals and progress through weekly documentation using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader
• Implement patient care plans through home and community goal-related activities
• Able to work independently, manage one’s own time and the time of client(s)

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement provided

• Flexible Staff Scheduling

Specific Duties May Include

• Attending community activities
• Outdoor activities
• Assisting with organization planning, cognitive awareness, doctor's appointments, household management, etc.
• Ability to drive client
• Be able to lift 50Lbs
• Walking

All individuals should have the following

• Resume
• CPR/AED/First Aid Certification (American Red Cross or American Heart Association only)
• Social Security Card
• Driver's License
• Auto Insurance (100k/300k Bodily Injury)