What are the responsibilities and job description for the Skill Development Professional position at ChildServe?
ChildServe's Supported Community Living (SCL) service has a job for you! As a Skill Development Assistant, you will provide 1:1 personal care, skill development, supervision, and training for children with special health care needs in a child’s home and integrated community settings.
Schedule Flexible scheduling with most shifts occurring after 4pm Monday through Friday, or on weekends.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Make a Difference Every Day at ChildServe
Schedule Flexible scheduling with most shifts occurring after 4pm Monday through Friday, or on weekends.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Have fun and work 1:1 with children with special health care needs in the child’s home and/or community.
- Teach daily living skills that will help make children more independent.
- Ongoing training and supervision provided.
- Great resume builder for those interested in social work, education, therapy, nursing, and psychology.
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Experience working with or caring for children with special health care needs preferred.
- Basic computer skills and have reliable access to the internet to complete required documentation and online trainings.
- Good oral and written communication skills and can accurately document all observations, significant events, and services provided.
- Must be willing to provide transportation as a ChildServe authorized driver, if required. This includes passing a motor vehicle record check and car safety check and able to provide a valid driver’s license and insurance.
- Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing and speaking the English language.
- Ability to lift up-to 35 lbs. be mobile within the assigned work area, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
Make a Difference Every Day at ChildServe
- ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
- ChildServe is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
- ChildServe’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
- Established in 1928, ChildServe proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.