Respite Worker - Highland Mills

ACCES Employment; Town of Highland (NY); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 25.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Access, Inc. in Highland Mills seeks a part-time respite caregiver to support individuals with developmental disabilities.

The role involves supervising clients to ensure safety while giving the primary caregiver time away from daily care, with 20 hours per week at $16.00 per hour. Responsibilities include building relationships with clients, assisting in community engagement, and providing direct care such as lifting and skill-building activities.

Formación

• Ability to advocate for the needs of others and solve problems.
• Ability to teach life skills and document daily progress.
• Flexibility to attend treatment meetings and mandatory trainings.
• Must meet electronic (computer) and real-time reporting requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Form relationships with clients to promote community engagement and integration.
• Perform lifting and other one-on-one functions for specific clients.
• Do direct care work that involves skill building services.

Conocimientos

Advocacy

Problem solving

Life skills teaching

Documentation

Meetings attendance

Agency trainings

Real-time reporting

Descripción del empleo

Location: Highland Mills
Hours: PT, 20 hrs. per week
Rate of pay: $16.00 per hour

Job Description

Access: Supports for Livinghas openings available for passionate people looking to make a difference in the life of a person with a developmental disability.Respite is utilized by consumers age 4-adult. Staff will provide supervision to ensure the safety of the individual while allowing the primary caregiver time away from the day to day care of their loved one.

In this role you will:

• Form relationships with our clients, utilizing shared interests to promote and facilitate community engagement and integration.
• Perform lifting and other one-on-one functions for specific clients.
• Do direct care work that involves skill building services

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Requirements include the ability to advocate for the needs of others, the ability to problem solve; the ability to teach life skills and document daily progress. Also required is the flexibility to attend treatment meetings, as well as mandatory agency trainings. Must meet electronic (computer) and real-time technological reporting requirements to be an eligible candidate