Provides direct services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and teaches them to build skills necessary to increase their personal empowerment and level of independent functioning which includes:

• Assisting individuals in learning/managing daily living skills such as personal hygiene, bathing, laundry, meal preparation/clean-up, developing/maintaining healthy eating habits, maintaining a clean and safe living environment, appropriate communication/interactions with others, responding to emergency situations appropriately
• Assisting individuals with transportation needs to increase their community inclusion
• Advocating on behalf of the client and teaching individuals’ effective self-advocacy skills
• Teaching individuals’ basic skills to ensure their health and safety
• Medication administration including insulin
• Documents direct service contacts according to all internal and external requirements
• Collaborates with the transdisciplinary team to identify/address changing needs of individuals

Qualifications:

• Eighteen (18) years of age.
• A valid Ohio Driver License and acceptable driving record
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Acceptable criminal background check
• Willingness to provide transportation to appointments
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with professionals and paraprofessionals to facilitate positive outcomes for individuals

Empowering Integrated Care Solutions is an organization with an innovative approach to serving adults with developmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses.