Community Specialist

This Opportunity :

The Community Specialist is primarily responsible for developing a positive relationship with the individual receiving services and their family in a work, home, school, or community setting while assisting them in achieving their personal dreams and goals as designated in the individual goal plans, as well as providing periodic relief to the caregiver.

What You'll Do :

• Assess each person receiving services for their hopes, dreams, and desires and provide supports that facilitate achievement.
• Ensure that the rights of each person receiving services are protected and promoted at all times. Assist people in developing advocacy skills, participating in advocacy efforts, and utilizing personal advocates, as well as, provide periodic relief to the caregiver.
• Serve as a resource for individual receiving services on community agencies, services, and supports that can meet identified needs / goals.
• Supervise, educate, and monitor (as needed) individual receiving services in work, home, school, or community type settings.
• Provide one-on-one support as needed to meet the emotional, physical, and medical needs of each person supported.
• Maintain a safe environment for community, employees, and individual receiving services by practicing safety procedures.
• Facilitate person-centered, effective, positive relationships with individual receiving services using positive approaches that promote self-determination in all areas of life.
• Provide input and recommendations into assessment and planning processes, and development of the individual’s plan.
• Implement person’s plan fully including but not limited to respite plan, within the requirements of the service definition, and document as required by the service definition and agency policy. Accurately complete all required documentation, including but not limited to, goal completion, actions toward outcomes, incident reports, timesheets, etc.
• Complete daily progress notes and communication log to assure appointments, goals, and interests are met and / or daily documentation.
• Assist in maintaining all necessary records, daily attendance, check sheets, production sheets, etc.
• Substitute in-house or in the community as demands occur.
• Assist new staff and / or current staff with orientation, mentoring, and training.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.
• Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the supervisor
• Driving and travel may be required
• The definition of an Innovations direct care worker includes all workers required for compliance with, or delivery of, the relevant Innovations waiver service definitions and the delivery of a unit of Innovations services to individuals in the definition of direct care worker to be applied and shall include only caregivers who are contracted for the Page 230 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 provision of services in a legally appropriate manner.

Education We're Looking For :

High School Diploma (Required)

Certifications We're Looking For :

Drivers License (Valid) - USA

Experience We're Looking For :

Experience working with adults with a mental health diagnosis and / or developmental disabilities | Not Required

Schedule :

Flexible schedule to meet the needs of the people supported (15 hours / week).

Target Weekly Hours :

15