What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Habilitation Specialist position at SKIP of New York?
SKIP of New York
SKIP is short for Sick Kids [Need] Involved People but it’s long on the kind of assistance that helps thousands of New York’s sickest children each year. SKIP partners with families and acts as a free GPS connecting children to the services, they need to grow up at home rather than in hospitals or institutions. A hospital is a great place to cure a child, but it is not a place for a child to live.
Community Habilitation Specialist Job Description
The Community Habilitation Specialist provides instructions including adaptive skills development;
Hands-on assistance with actives of daily living; community inclusions and relationship training and support for independence in travel and transportation; Adult educational supports; development of social, leisure, self-advocacy, and informed-choice skills; and appropriate behavior development to help individuals access their communities.
Community Habilitation Specialist Pay-rate
- $18.95
Community Habilitation Specialist Location
- Queens, New York
Duties & Responsibilities
- Work directly with an assigned participant(s) on the Habilitative actives specified in the individualized service plan.
- Assist the participant in skill development throughout implementation if residential habilitation plan.
- Assist in the planning and/or review the Community Habilitation outcomes along with the family, participant, family advisor and program coordinator.
- Submit progress notes and time sheets by entering information and hours worked on an agency provided tablet on the same day that services are provided.
- Follow all specified procedures, especially those regarding emergencies and incident reporting. Report incidents immediately.
Community Habilitation Specialist Qualifications
- Must be 18 years or older.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Prior experience working with people with developmental disabilities, mental health challenges, or in direct support roles (Preferred)
Pay: $18.95 per hour
Expected hours: 10.0 – 24.0 per week
Benefits:
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19