Lead Residential Life Skills Trrainer (Special Needs)

LEAD Residential PM Life Skills Trainer (2-10)

About us

Imagine Art is a Christian ministry whose mission is to leverage art and place; empowering artists with disabilities who become creative catalysts for changing systems of day habilitation; long-term care, peer support, and affordable housing. Imagine Art has 3 distinct programs: fine art studio services; long term care services and peer support. We operate out of a 66 unit apartment building called Live Make Austin, where most units are occupied by individuals with IDD who are encouraged to be leaders in this community.

The Medicaid long term care program specifically serves individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities who are opting to live in the community with support. Imagine Art is leveraging Medicaid Waiver HCS Supervised Living resources to foster a creative environment where group home residents will be empowered to drive their services and to establish an interdependent life that is centered on choice, person centered thinking and consumer driven approaches. Client residents (3) are encouraged to reach their full potential as individuals - making art, working, volunteering, attending college or pursuing their life's goals. Promoting independent living, Imagine Art's model empowers clients to learn valuable daily living skills (cooking, cleaning, managing the home and attendant care supports) in an effort to increase opportunities for independence.

We are searching for highly responsible individuals with strong values, excellent communication skills and a passion to work with individuals living with IDD - intellectual developmental disabilities. We have multiple positions available to serve individual clients in group home, foster home and own home settings.

This Male Group home serves 3 moderately functioning individuals. We are seeking a PM/Evening staff who will facilitate afternoon and evening activities at the house. The staff will arrive by 2pm and work until 10 pm. All 3 individuals return from day activities by 3pm. The staff will prepare snacks and support residents as they do afternoon chores. Residents may have therapist visit the home in the afternoon. The staff works with all 3 residents prepare dinner - encouraging the residents to engage in decision making for the meal, assistance in prepping and cooking the meal and facilitating healthy conversation around the table as well as the after dinner clean up! The staff will engage residents in after dinner activities that might include a neighborhood walk, a puzzle, bead making or watching a movie. The staff dispenses medications to all 3 residents and facilitates bedtime routines of self care with prompts and encouragement.

$18/hour. Transportation is required. Experience in attendant care and medication management is preferred. Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the house and make sure that protocols and processes are followed.
• Receive each client home and facilitate putting away their belongings, washing lunch bags, etc.
• Encourage daily routines of self care and independent living (chores, prompts for bathing and personal hygiene).
• Encourage community engagement, programming or outings.
• Manage meal planning and grocery orders (online), grocery pick ups.
• Ability to follow a meal plan and prepare healthy meals and help in cleaning the kitchen.
• Support medication management or other duties delegated by an RN
• Ability to follow basic instructions for blood sugar / pressure tracking, CPAP set up and use and nebulizer care (respiratory equipment).
• Naturally engage in activities of daily life (outings, neighborhood walks, or visits to the park or movies)
• Support for general housekeeping and home management.
• Document hours using an online provider portal
• Communicate effectively to the team to share information.

Benefits

• $18 hour
• Great team environment with supporting staff

Required Qualifications for all positions

• High School Diploma or Equivalent / Degree preferred.
• Strong time management
• Strong communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Patience and empathy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with IDD

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18