"Covey is love" - current Covey client when asked about her experience at Covey eventsCovey is a local nonprofit that serves and supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But the way we do this is what makes us stand out from the rest. We sincerely value and appreciate our clients and our employees. Without all of them, our covey would not be successful!

"Covey?" What Does That Mean? A covey is a small group of birds. They stay together throughout their lives for protection and comfort. As a group, they are stronger and safer; they are able to do things they couldn’t do alone. Everyone at Covey has the opportunity to make a strong and life-long impact on our clients' lives.

Our Mission: Creating Opportunities that Foster Personal Growth. We make decisions every day that honor our mission. We promise you – our mission is not just a poster on the wall – it’s how we choose to treat and engage with our clients, their families, our employees and members of our community.

Our Core Values:Integrity = doing what we say we're going to do and doing it the right way! If we’re not doing this, we expect you to call us on it!Inclusion = we are passionate about creating pathways for our clients to be out and about and feeling welcomed in our communities - just like every other citizen.Individuality = Covey does not believe in boxes! Everyone is unique and has individual strengths, skills and experiences that make them who they are. We strive to never forget this and to fight for each person’s individuality.Imagination = Client, family, co-worker or friend - dream your biggest dream and we will find opportunities and solutions to get you there!

QUALITIES/EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Loves to have fun AND create fun for others.

Someone who measures the success in their day by the number of smiles they make happen!

Passionate about helping others.

Understands that everyone deserves to be treated with honor and respect.

Imagination! Dream up new activities and refresh our existing ones, be creative and flexible in how we meet our clients’ needs, and most importantly - help our clients reach their goals no matter the challenges that may be in front of them!

Patience as you learn more about our clients and our clients learn more about you.

Familiar with diversity in communication – not all of our clients are verbal communicators so someone who has experience with (or a drive to find) alternative ways to communicate would excel in this role!

Knows the importance of building trust with our clients, their families and with our community partners.

Comfortable providing hand on cares and assistance with ADLs

Is at least 18 years old

THE OTHER STUFF:

Positions Open: Third Shift

PAID training to include, on-the-job training, CPR/First Aid certifications, behavioral training, safety and much more. We are working hard to give our Caregivers the career growth they are looking for!

BENEFITS:

Regular Full-Time (avg 30+ hours/week): medical, dental, vision, PTO, Paid Holidays, Jury Duty, Bereavement, Simple IRA, Referral Bonus

Regular Part-Time employees (avg 20-29 hours/week): PTO, Paid Holidays, Bereavement, Jury Duty, Simple IRA, Referral Bonus

ALL Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment screenings (Drug, TB, Physical and Background checks)

Reach out to us by applying on our website: www.covey.org/careers or find our ad on Indeed - we'd love to tell you more about the incredible work we're doing!