Community Specialist

Community Specialist

Join a team of passionate and caring people who make a difference in people’s lives.  We are now hiring for Community Specialist to provide direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Community Specialists are the STARS of our organization who provide caregiving to the people we support. 

SHIFT: 7:30AM-3:30PM

ESSENTIAL  RESPONSIBILITIES/ JOB DUTIES

• Performing personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks. Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their classmates.
• Actively involved in matching skills and interests to potential community opportunities.
• Transporting clients to ensure full community integration.
• Assists supervising teacher in administering the community work program for the purpose of providing paid and unpaid work experience and training towards permanent job placement.
• Assist in Planning and implementing age-appropriate activities that hold interest and allow individual choice as well as promote self-esteem.
• Identifies and reports important information to coworkers, supervisors, and other team members (ex. Medical), as requested or by agency policy.
• Promote and implement each individual’s person-centered goals and objectives for the Day Habilitation portion of the Individualized Plan of Care (POC).
• Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment
• Reminding/assisting client with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
• Encouraging self-help activities
• Reporting changes in client's condition or family situation to the office
• Documenting services provided
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a community setting.
• Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time
• Must maintain state regulatory certifications, as required by state/program requirements
• Medication Administration as required by state/program requirements

Qualifications

• High school degree/GED required
• 21 years of age or older
• Valid driver's license
• Recommended that they complete RBT Training and Alabama ECF Course within nine months.

Glenwood is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants, without regard to consideration of or discrimination against race, religion, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition or characteristics, genetic information, marital status, citizenship, veteran status or any other classification prohibited by applicable local, State, or Federal laws.