What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Needs Skills Trainer - 2nd Shift position at Chileda Institute Inc.?
Now Hiring: Special Needs Skills Trainer - Second Shift (Children & Adolescents)
Chileda's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with cognitive and behavior challenges. Our Skills Trainers help students increase their appropriate social behaviors and develop independent living skills, through an enriched learning environment and individualized behavior programming.
Starting Pay Rate: $22.50 per hour
What To Expect:
Skills Trainers are direct support professionals working with the students in Chileda's Short Term Empowerment Program (STEP), to teach important life skills in a 6-12 month period including social emotional, communication, educational, leisure, activities of daily living (ADLs), and coping skills. Skills Trainers implement behavior modification procedures as outlined in the Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBPS) and work on Treatment Plan and IEP goals with the student using therapeutic care.
Status Info:
Full or part time, Monday through Friday, every other weekend and rotating holidays. 2nd shift hours are between 3pm - 12am. Shift lengths and times may vary. Full time roles come with Chileda's generous benefits package.
Job Duties Include:
- Keep students actively engaged in meaningful activities by following the student and area programming schedules as written.
- Review detailed expectations with students prior to transitions, activities, or events. Work closely with the STEP Team to implement outing expectations and utilize outing supports and other planning components for the community.
- Teach students to become independent with completing chores and cleaning up after each activity, ADL, and mealtimes.
- Maintain professional therapeutic relationships with students. This includes demonstrating professional communication skills while maintaining confidentiality in reporting progress. Model positive verbal/non-verbal communication at all times.
- Use crisis management techniques taught in trainings including verbal de-escalation, creative redirection, topic changes, and allowing space and time for processing during a crisis.
Education Requirements:
Must be 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalency. Direct support experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred. Staff considered for this role should display a commitment to the intensive STEP program, including individualized approaches and rapport building opportunities for each student.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $22.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
Application Question(s):
- To proceed in the hiring process, please provide your personal email address. really does not provide this so we need it in order for you to proceed in the hiring process.
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23
