What are the responsibilities and job description for the Life Skills Center position at Flathead Industries?
Description
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in someone’s life?
At Flathead Industries, we are looking for compassionate individuals to become Life Mentors for people with disabilities. Imagine the joy of empowering others to unlock their true potential, overcome obstacles, and achieve their dreams. As a Life Mentor, you’ll build lasting relationships, provide guidance, encouragement, and support every step of the way.
Support people with developmental disabilities and enjoy a career that offers a fun, active and rewarding work environment! Live, Work and Play.
What we do!
"Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities"
At Flathead Industries, we change people’s lives by providing an array of excellent services designed to meet people at their abilities. From there, we work as a team to help individuals with intellectual disabilities accomplish their life goals. We are constantly striving to improve our services and create new programs that will help advance the lives of people with disabilities. Make a positive impact on your community! Make a difference!
What we can offer!
- Day one $18 per hour
- Six Months $19 per hour
- One Year $21 per hour
- Wage differential for night shift: An additional $1.75/hr between 12am-6am
- Internal training
- Competitive wages
- Paid time off
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k Match
- Health saving account
- Employee assistance program
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
SUMMARY: Direct Support Professional
This position provides care, supervision and training for consumers within F.I.’s Group Day Supports and Activities Program at the Life Skills Center. Performance of duties reflects Flathead Industries’ Mission of “Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities”. This position works in a team setting and reports to the Lead Staff of the Life Skills Center.
1. Be flexible to work at either side of The Life Skills Center, with an occasional assignment to Kalispell Thrift when needed.
2. Participate in routine operations, which includes supervising consumers at the work site or in the community and assist as needed in daily activities and personal care, picking up and delivery of materials, handling financial transactions, minor facility maintenance and cleaning at The Life Skills Center.
3. Assist in assessing, implementing, documenting and evaluating actions and action plans, individual checklist/instructions, including behavioral programs. Collect and record program data for consumers. Record and analyze periodic case notes.
4. Ability to pass and maintain Flathead Industries training sequence, which includes First-Aid, CPR, MANDT(management of non-aggressive adults with disabilities), Accuflo E-Learning, PSP 101, Foundations, Chaperone and/or Customer service training. In addition must obtain State mandated Medication Certification, and College of Direct Supports.
5. Complete work shift logs and follow supervision protocols for specific individuals.
6. Participate in providing safety training to consumers. Observe all safety rules and follow safe job procedures. Maintains clean and safe working environment in facility to which assigned, participate in regular facility maintenance schedules, fire drills and follows and ensures compliance to corporate safety policies.
7. Cope with stressful circumstances and cordially interact with coworkers as a member of a team.
8. Communicate information effectively, both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate good customer service skills when working with the general public.
9. Assist in establishing and maintaining working relationships with families, guardians and advocates of the consumers, with neighborhood residents, and with representatives of public service agencies.
10. Exhibit and practice good work habits, including honesty, punctuality and the ability to organize and manage time and information. Ability to work independently and as a team member.
11. Assist in maintaining compliance of assigned facility and services to standards prescribed by Flathead Industries, the State Department of Public Health and Human Services, and any and all licensing agencies.
12. Basic operation of a computer, e.g. documentation, word processing, spreadsheet usage, general email and internet accessing as well as performing basic mathematical computations for individual financial transactions and calculation of training program data summaries.
Operate corporation vehicles to provide transportation to consumers, as well as safely operate wheelchair lifts and strap systems to ensure safety of all consumers receiving transportation
Requirements
· This Position requires education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma; completion of our training program
· You must possess a valid Montana Driver’s License and be insurable for operation of company vehicles. You must be able and willing to transport consumers.
· You must be capable of giving, receiving, interpreting and applying, verbal and/or written instructions and directions. You must possess good work habits including, but not limited to, honesty, punctuality, and the ability to manage time and information.
· You must be able to safely lift or manipulate up to 25 pounds and face challenges in the work area with enthusiasm and common sense.
· This position also requires an understanding of effective teamwork, and the sharing of responsibilities and ideas.
Salary : $19