Residential Specialist FT FLOATER (Lemon Grove)

 The Arc of San Diego is the largest, most comprehensive provider of services to children and adults with disabilities in San Diego County. We are a diverse team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about serving and empowering children and adults to live their most fulfilling and independent lives.  

We live by our Person First, Person Centered value system to create meaningful days for our clients and each other. In hiring, we look for candidates that are a strong addition to our culture, as well as bring the talent and experience required by the position. We offer a positive, team-oriented work environment with opportunity for professional growth and continuous learning, and the chance to make an impact on someone’s life in a meaningful way. 

Join Our Team as a Residential Specialist Floater!

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact across San Diego County? As a Residential Specialist Floater, you’ll have the unique opportunity to support multiple residential homes within an assigned geographical area, providing vital, culturally sensitive direct support services. Reporting to the Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional, you’ll play a key role in fostering independence and inclusion for program residents. Through person-centered approaches and strategies, you’ll empower individuals to actively engage in every aspect of their daily lives, exercise choice and control, and achieve greater independence. Your role will include filling in for planned and unplanned vacancies and absences of Residential Specialists as assigned by QIDP and/or other Residential Management. 

Schedule Sun-Thu from 2pm-10pm 

The Pay Range for this Position is $18.50 - $18.50.

Who you are: 

• You enjoy variety in your workday and can adapt to working in multiple residential homes.
• You are compassionate, dependable, and dedicated to empowering individuals with developmental disabilities.
• You have strong communication skills and thrive in team-oriented environments.

 A typical day will include: 

• Traveling between designated residential homes as needed to provide direct support.
• Assisting residents with daily living activities, personal care, and participation in meaningful activities.
• Supporting residents in achieving their Individual Program Plan goals and fostering independence.
• Administering medications and monitoring health-related needs.
• Creating a safe, respectful, and engaging home environment.

What you’ll need to be successful: 

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Six months experience providing direct support to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Valid California Driver’s License, current auto insurance, and a clean driving record.
• Ability to travel between assigned locations and transport clients using an Arc vehicle or personal vehicle.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification (training provided upon hire).

We’d love it if you: 

• Have experience with electronic case management systems like Therap.

The Arc of San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We have a strict policy against harassment and retaliation of any type and are dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

Our goal is to provide a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as other disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on any protected class: race (including natural hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), legally protected medical condition (including cancer and AIDS/HIV), physical or mental disability, marital status, sex (including sexual harassment, sex stereotypes and pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, ancestry, genetic information/ characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, military and veteran status, known status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or of certain violent crimes, or whose covered family member is a homicide victim, enrollment in a public assistance program, off duty and off-site cannabis use or any other characteristic or activity protected by law.

We also prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of the above characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived to have any of those characteristics.

The Arc of San Diego is a federal subcontractor and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The Arc of San Diego will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified candidates with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If candidates need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition, they should contact the Head of Human Resources.

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