The Care Assistant position assists this non-profit's program participants to engage in activities that will enhance the quality of their life and assist them in acquiring skills that will help them be more fully integrated into the community. We are looking for individual with caring heart that wants to help people overcome limitation and difficulties in their lives. If this sounds like something you are interested in, apply today!

Responsibilities

• Assist participants in daily planned activities.
• Plan and create activities that are in alignment with person-centered plans
• Assist participants to meet individual goals and objectives
• Assist the participants in community-based activities
• Implement daily scheduled program activities
• Assist participants in activities during program hours
• Complete participants’ daily progress reports
• Complete incident reports within 24 hours of the happening the incident
• Maintain safety environment consistent for the participants and ensure that they are keeping social distancing, wears masks or face shields and frequently wash their hands
• Report all incidents to administrative staff
• Participate in meetings and training sessions
• Other duties as assigned

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate:

• Ability to manage and deescalate needy/aggressive situations
• Communicate effectively and persuasively in various situations
• Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.
• Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar. Varies writing style to meet needs; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Experience with and understanding of the needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
• Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Able to adapt to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Is consistently at work and on time.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Professional and friendly demeanor able to approach others in a tactful manner

Qualifications: High school Diploma or GED with some experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Experience in taking care of family member(s) with disability.

Schedule:

Your shift will usually be about 8 hours and it is Monday thru Friday

Compensation:

Pay rate $17.50