Supported Employment Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide supervision at the job site.
• Provide training / education at the job site and in other areas as needed.
• Communication with all staff involved with the individual (Case Manager, Behavior Specialist, Therapist, etc.)
• Be honest with the individual.
• Respect the individual / initiate a bonding process.
• Provide behavioral support / and be familiar with the behavior plan.
• Look / listen for unusual behaviors / data collection.
• Medication administration.
• Know the side effects of medications.
• Proper reporting / documenting of medication errors.
• Recognize an incident, document correctly, and complete form properly.
• Prevent / report abuse, neglect, and / or exploitation.
• Follow the legal responsibility of reporting any form of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), neglect, and / or exploitation.
• Be a team player / form a team with co-workers.
• Complete all paperwork / documentation, including billing, accurately and timely.
• Advocate for the individual’s rights.
• Know the people you’re working with.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Show initiative for all tasks.
• Ensure CONFIDENTIALITY.
• Be dependable / and punctual.
• Be patient and understanding.
• Know where the individual is at all times.
• Use positive / non-stigmatizing language.
• Respect all co-workers and individuals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Qualifications : Must be at least 18 years of age; Bachelor’s Degree required, (At least 21 years of age and 1 year experience in providing services to person with DD / ID is preferred); Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screen test; Have a valid social security card or valid work permit for non US citizens; and a valid driver’s license with no moving violations

Hours : Monday through Friday 8 : 00 am until 4 : 30 pm Evening and weekend hours may be required.

Required Job Skills :

Additional Responsibilities :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable the individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment :

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Required Job Performance :