Location: Chenango Forks,NY, USA
We accept applications for open positions. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Seeking for -someone who has experience working with individuals that have behavioral backgrounds.
Job Purpose:
Assist individuals with brain injury, intellectual disabilities, and other neurological disabilities in achieving a challenging, stimulating, dignified life by serving as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of individuals' rights and benefits.
Essential Functions:
Maintain the health and well-being of the individuals EPI serves
Provide supervision, training, and assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living, which includes, but is not limited to, self-care skills, social skills, recreation skills, community skills, and domestic skills to ensure individuals' goal plans are followed; transport individuals as directed
Maintain accurate, up-dated charting and documentation per regulations
Report all policy violations to appropriate personnel
Assist management with individuals' personal goal plans
Attend staff meetings as directed to evaluate and promote effectiveness of both the individual program and the general program
Promote workplace safety
Education and Experience:
High school graduate or equivalent; one-year experience in the human service field preferred.
Qualifications:
Maintain a valid State driver's license; a vehicle is required to perform the job
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Must be trained in all required trainings within 90 days of being hired and maintain current certifications with all required trainings
Must be able to read, write, and speak English
Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communications skills
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be able to lift, transfer, and move at least 50 lbs.
Must be able to talk, hear, stand for extended periods of time, walk, sit, twist, bend, use hand to finger, stretch with hands and arms
Specific vision abilities required by this job include
Close vision
Ability to adjust focus
Employee must be able to train in and perform Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention -Revised (SCIP-R), CPR and first aid
While performing the duties of this position, the employee travels by automobile and/or Agency Van and will be exposed to changing weather conditions.
Pay Range for this opportunity is: $18.50/hour-$22.50/hour
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Empowering People's Independence(EPI)
1650 South Avenue
Rochester, N.Y. 14620
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Job Details
Job Family Direct Support
Pay Type Hourly