Description

 Verland is hiring Exceptional People to provide Compassionate Care as a Summer Youth Program Aide at the Sewickley campus. 

Location: Sewickley 15143

Shift: 8:00a-2:30p Monday- Friday May- August

Our Mission is that "We believe that every person deserves a safe, enriching, and stable environment in which to thrive with dignity and respect. Our mission is to provide individualized, innovative care and ongoing support for people in our community who have complex physical and intellectual challenges."

Verland's Vision is simple "To lead the way in transformative care, for those with complex needs, allowing all individuals the power to live a life of dignity and contribute to our society to the full extent of their abilities." Our staff are responsible for providing excellent care to individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Verland is now hiring temporary, part-time Summer Youth Program Aides to join our Sewickley campus and assist individuals with their everyday life. The Summer Aide assists the Summer Program Teacher in providing both direct care and programmatic services for youth who have physical and intellectual disabilities and attend the Verland summer school program. The Summer Aide provides specialized care in the areas of perception, self-direction, adapted living skills, social skills, sensorimotor and communication. 

Summer Youth Program Aide duties:

• Implementation of goal objective plans and procedural goal objectives
• Providing a safe and clean environment for the students
• Using behavioral principles to foster maximum independence (social role valorization)
• Observing the student’s behavior and reporting it accurately
• Performing needed housekeeping duties;
• Providing escort services for students utilizing community resources
• Providing personal care for the students
• Performing other job related duties as required
• Serving as a Direct Support Professional and assisting with residents' personal care, hygiene, and meals, escorting youth to community activities, and performing needed housekeeping duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma and at least one year completion of Human Services curriculum in college preferred
• Experience providing personal care preferred
• Must have valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle and complete clearances and physical, drug screen.
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• This position requires sitting, standing, walking and driving. Also required are the abilities to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds independently, bend and stretch as needed, see, hear, speak, write, push, pull, climb, twist, reach.

Up to 2 weeks paid training provided by Verland, to educate new hires on daily living skills, social engagement, personal hygiene skills, along with each individual’s support plan/ personal development goals that are essential to improve the daily lives of the individuals that we serve.