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About the Role

Mercy Haven is seeking an Independent Living Skills Specialist to assist individuals in developing the skills and resources needed for independent living and community participation. The role involves coaching and instruction to improve daily living skills for diverse populations in crisis.

Responsibilities

• Assess an individual's activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), including hygiene, dressing, cooking, cleaning, shopping, medication routines, budgeting, and household management.
• Develop individualized goals and skill-building plans based on the person's needs, strengths, preferences, and level of functioning.
• Provide one-on-one coaching and hands-on instruction to improve independent living skills.
• Teach and reinforce skills related to personal hygiene and grooming, meal planning and preparation, laundry and housekeeping, grocery shopping and community navigation, money management and budgeting, time management and organization, medication-management routines, safety awareness, transportation skills, and appointment scheduling and follow-through.
• Encourage individuals to practice skills independently rather than creating dependence on staff.
• Provide support with problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and social skills.
• Monitor progress toward goals and document services provided, progress, barriers, and interventions.
• Collaborate with case managers, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, therapists, housing staff, and other members of the treatment team.
• Assist individuals in maintaining stable housing and developing the skills necessary to remain successfully housed.
• Identify changes in functioning or emerging concerns and communicate them to the appropriate members of the treatment team.
• Provide community-based rehabilitation and skill-building services when appropriate.
• Advocate for individuals while promoting self-determination, independence, dignity, and recovery.
• Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with agency, funding, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing direct support, coaching, rehabilitation, habilitation, case management, or skill-building services to individuals with disabilities, mental health needs, developmental disabilities, or other support needs.
• Experience assisting individuals with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), including personal hygiene, meal preparation, housekeeping, shopping, budgeting, transportation, medication routines, and household management.
• Related experience working with people living with mental illness or other disabilities that require assistance in day to day living required.
• Electronic Health Record Experience preferred.
• Ability to remain stationary for long periods in the office and move intermittently throughout the office.
• Ability to reach overhead, push or pull up to 15-20 pounds daily, and perform repetitive wrist/finger movements.
• Ability to read/write reports and use a computer on a daily basis.
• Ability to drive an agency vehicle.

Skills

• Independent living skills development
• Coaching
• Instruction
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Communication
• Social skills
• Documentation
• Collaboration
• Community-based rehabilitation
• Advocacy
• Self-determination promotion
• Independence promotion
• Dignity promotion
• Recovery promotion
• Electronic Health Record experience (preferred)
• Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

Location

• Main Office, Islip Terrace, NY

Work Type

• Full-Time

Experience Level

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $22.00 per hour

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package

About the Company

• Mercy Haven is dedicated to providing homes and services to diverse populations in crisis, including those living with mental illness, homeless families, veterans, domestic violence victims and the elderly.
• Recognized as a Newsday Top Workplace on Long Island for three years.

Equal Opportunity

• Mercy Haven is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, religion, genetic predisposition, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, disability or any other protected category under applicable law.