Life Skills Specialist - Adult Day Program

Our Life Skills Specialists play an important part in the lives of our individuals. Specialists working in our adult day programs have the passion to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities reach their fullest potential as active, involved members of their communities.

You will facilitate group activities, such as arts and crafts, games, and lessons, to help increase consumers’ social, educational, and living skills. You will also assist in planning and leading excursions in the community, including visits to museums, parks, and local establishments.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises, programs, and/or conducts a variety of purposeful activities and planned programs to improve/maintain functional level and enhance the personal growth of each enrolled individual.
• Assists enrolled individuals in established interrelated need areas, including social, intellectual, cultural, economic, physical, and interested areas, through Individual Program Plan facilitated in a one-to-one situation.
• Assists and supports enrolled individuals for the acquisition/maintenance of appropriate social skills, through community integration, individual and group instruction.
• Assists and supports proper work habits, methods, safety practices in preparation for vocational situations through individual and group instruction, community integration and by acting as a role model.
• Provide personal care and physical assistance to enrolled individuals in patient transfer to and from bathroom, company vehicles, etc. Assists and supports enrolled individuals with ambulation and gait difficulties.
• Keeps accurate records of each enrolled individual’s program plan in accordance with overall program objectives.
• Implements positive approach methods to manage behaviors under the direction of the support staff. Periodically this may involve dealing with aggressive behaviors and/or protecting others from aggressive behaviors.
• Establishes, schedules, and lays out pre-vocational activities for clients so they might gain an understanding of the importance of maintaining proper quality and quantity standards.
• Instruction modes may include the use of verbal instruction, modeling, gesture, hand-over-hand guidance, and shadowing.
• Establishes, schedules, and lays out learning activities in the instruction areas in order to maintain a high degree of reception and participation from the client and always mindful of physical limitations and personal preferences.
• Assists in personal hygiene of the individual(s) while at the day program and ensures to maintain a clean and sanitary day program site.
• Transporting the individuals from their homes to the day program site and into the community.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one (1) year experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license and approved to drive an agency vehicle.
• Must take drug screen and pass.
• Must be willing to take and pass background checks.
• Must have valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally.
• Knowledge and understanding of people with developmental disabilities.

We Offer:

• Generous Paid Time-Off
• Flexible Work Options
• Bonus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $26