Job Description: As an Life Skills Specialist, you are responsible for enriching the lives of adults with severe intellectual and developmental differences by developing and implementing goals leading to integrated employment, social, and recreational outcomes in the community. Objectives include fostering independence through choice and inclusion, provide education and consultation to families and the community, and encouraging healthy lifestyle habits. Coordinate daily living activities and engage in skill training resulting in increased self-esteem, self-sufficiency, wages, and other community outcomes using person centered planning services
Responsibilities and duties of this position include but not limited to the following:

• Follow all Challenge Enterprises of North Florida, Inc.’s policies and procedures as set forth in the Board of Director’s approved Personnel Handbook.
• Promote the mission of the agency, To Promote the Power of People and Possibilities for individuals living with disabilities.
• Participates in Challenge Enterprises new hire orientation, attends mandatory trainings and staff meeting
• Facilitate person-centered planning with individual, family members, Support Coordinators, residential providers and the community following Florida Quality Assurance Standards.
• Follow all Life Skills Adult Day Training Program approved procedures and handbook.
• Nurture natural supports and facilitate social integration between the individuals and the community.
• Provide supervision and support for individuals in collaboration with community professionals.
• Provide training for the individual to enhance daily living skills; such as food preparation, housecleaning, personal hygiene, social skills.
• Provide behavioral intervention for individuals to enhance performance with peers and supervisors.
• Maintain excellent communication with supervisors and staff.
• Report all incidents following the approved Incident Reporting Procedures.
• Work cooperatively to provide smooth, quality person centered services and to meet the goals as identified by the participant’s support plan (including on the production/warehouse floor).
• Providing opportunities for choice and encouraging individuals to exercise control over themselves and their environment.
• Continuously assessing the functional levels for our individuals, motivating individuals and providing consistent reinforcement, assessments and feedback for all learning activities.
• Use approved electronic documentation system (Therap) to record goal outcomes and activities of choice.
• Provide safe transportation to scheduled locations in agency vehicles as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum 1 year experience working with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
• Knowledge of the community,
• Florida Driver’s license with a 3 year clean record.
• Must pass local and Level 2 background check.
• Must sign a Non-Disclosure (confidentiality) agreement
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certification

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Must be able to communicate well both verbally and in writing in English
• Must be patient when communicating with individuals in the program

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma required; college courses in Human Services, Social Work preferred.

JOB PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The indicators here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Percent of success on the participant training program
• hourly wage of the participant
• percentage on satisfaction survey from parents and participants
• Numbers of hours engaged independently