What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROGRAM SPECIALIST position at Comhar Inc.?
Description :
- Effective October 15, 2021, all employees / contractors / interns / volunteers are required to provide our office with proof of COVID vaccination.
Program Specialist Salary :
17.00 / HR or $33,150.00 annual salary
Program Specialist Shift :
Monday-Friday 8 : 30AM-4 : 30PM with observed holidays off per COMHAR policy
NO Weekends and NO On-Call!
The ID-Day Program offers services that are provided in both facility and community-based settings for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as those with intensive physical health needs (wheelchair, tube feeding, catheters, colostomy). Supports are offered through a variety of activities that develop life, socialization, motor, and adaptive skill sets.
The ID-Day Program is looking for candidates who are looking to make a difference in the lives of persons who are intellectually disabled. The Program Specialists help coordinate and manage various subject-matter programs within a company. Their responsibilities include planning and overseeing consumer activities, implementing program policies, and developing Individual Service Plan (ISP) for the consumer. Our ideal applicant will have a strong background composing and updating individual service plans of persons with intellectual disabilities.
COMHAR offers three different training programs to meet individuals' varying level of need and setting preference. Programs include developmental training to teach basic skills, facility-based vocational training, community-based instruction, and supported employment.
COMHAR has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Program Specialist at our ID-Day Program.
Program Specialist Job Description
Program Specialist Physical Demands :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear others and accurately interpret speech and sounds. Frequently required to stand; walk; climb and descend stairs. Required to use hands and arms to reach, hold and carry objects. Required to sit; stand, maintain balance; occasionally lift and / or move minimal of 75 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception & ability to adjust optical focus for reading, driving, general observation and for all safety needs.
Full Time Employees are eligible for generous benefit options including but not limited to :
Requirements :
Program Specialist Requirements :
Program Specialist Skills Required :
Must have excellent verbal / written communication skills and work well with people; good, creative problem solving skills; excellent clinical nursing skills including assessment, knowledge of behavioral health systems, community resources; ability to work independently, and be flexible / adaptive in handling changing priorities in a fast paced work environment; computer skills required.
We are proud to be an EEO employer M / F / D / V. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law.
Compensation details : 17-17 Hourly Wage
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Salary : $17,000 - $33,150
