Alta Mira is a non-profit organization that has been supporting individuals with developmental or intellectual delays or disabilities, and their families, since 1985. We provide services to all age groups. We support over 800 children annually in our Early Intervention Program and 1500 adults in our Family Support Services. We operate with over 60 employees and 250 independent contractors. We are an excellent employer with high level of schedule flexibility and very rich benefits. We are one of New Mexico’s Top Workplaces in the category of work/life balance.

Some of our benefits include:

Paid Time Off – from 150 a year

Paid Holidays – 5 holidays per year

Winter Break – agency is closed from December 24th through New Year’s Day (paid)

Educational Leave – 40 hours after 6 months of employment

Bereavement Leave – up to 24 hours

Medical – 3 plans to choose from through BCBS, ranging in premium from $0 to $112.

Dental - dental through Delta Dental at $3.04 per paycheck

Vision – vision through VSP at $2.05

SIMPLE IRA – Matched $1 for $1 by the agency for the first 3% of employees annual pay

Group life and Long Term Disability – agency pays for 25K

Individual life and Short Term Disability – available, paid by employee

Mileage reimbursement - $0.58 cents per mile, if required to drive during work hours for work purposes

Discount Program

We are a 501c3 program that allows employees to enroll their student loans into the Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Managment of day-to-day operation of the Respite Home. Coordination of Personal Care and/or Respite services for older adolescents and adults; including supervision of Respite Home staff and services, maintaining relationships with families and development, implementation, planning, record keeping and record review. Acts as the main contact for Adult Respite services.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position requires walking, standing, sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds and carries small objects from waist to chest.
• Must be able to type.
• Ability to distinguish telephone rings and to hear and speak clearly over the telephone.
• Regularly needs to bend, stoop and reach.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English.
• Ability to get along with others.
• Emotional stability necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Vision and hearing sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.

SKILLS:

• Detail oriented. Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
• Computer literate and/or ability to learn computer programs. Proficient with word processing applications.
• Experience with spread sheet applications. Knowledge of community resources. Experience with data base applications. Intermediate to exceptional verbal communication skills. Good supervisory skills a must.

EXPERIENCE:

BA/BS in related field, or 3 or more years of related Developmental Disabilities (DD) experience.