Description

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

Location:Sewickley 15143

Shift available: 

Seasonal Position: 7 am - 3:30 pm Monday-Friday

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 with 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 who have intellectual and physical disabilities.

The Summer Youth Program Teacher develops, implements (with the assistance of the Summer Aides) and supervises both programmatic and direct care services for physically and mentally challenged youth residents attending the Verland Summer Program. The Summer Program Teacher provides specialized care in perception, self-direction, adapted living skills, social skills, and communication. 

Summer Youth Program Teacher duties:

• Working directly with the students in programmatic situations and monitoring their progress
• Responsible for the development and implementation of weekly lessons plans, which include planning for community outings
• Assisting with personal care for youth, including feeding, hygiene, toileting, positioning, and other job related duties as required
• Providing escort services for youth utilizing community resources
• Supervising the performance of the Summer Aides and reporting disciplinary problems as necessary.
• Attend all necessary meetings to ensure consistency of programming and communicating student progress.
• General knowledge of various disciplines and how they pertain to each individual, i.e. behavioral plans, CT, OT, etc., and ensuring that all pertinent plans are being followed.

Requirements

• Be working towards a degree in Human Services or related field, such as Special Education, Psychology, Therapies, Sociology
• Have experience providing personal care or activities of daily living
• A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle, and successful completion of clearances, physical, drug screen
• 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.* Completion of training is required before starting resident care *