About the Role
Assist individuals with brain injury, intellectual disabilities, and other neurological disabilities in achieving a challenging, stimulating, dignified life by serving as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of individuals’ rights and benefits.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision, training, and assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living, which includes, but is not limited to, self-care skills, social skills, recreation skills, community skills, and domestic skills for a 6 year old female.
- Staff must be okay with animals as the family is planning on getting a puppy.
Requirements
- Maintain a valid New York State driver’s license; a vehicle is required to perform the job
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Must be trained in all required trainings within 90 days of being hired and maintain current certifications with all required trainings
- Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communications skills
- Must be 18 years or older
- Applicants cannot have the same address as person supported
- Must be able to lift, transfer, and move at least 50 lbs.
- Must be able to talk, hear, stand for extended periods of time, walk, sit, twist, bend, use hand to finger, stretch with hands and arms
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Ability to adjust focus
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee travels by automobile and will be exposed to changing weather conditions.
- This position requires tasks that involve exposure to blood or body fluids that requires specific training for the employees’ safety.
Skills
- Music
- Art
- Chess
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
Location
- West Henrietta, NY
Work Type
- Per Diem
- Monday-Friday 2pm-6pm
Experience Level
- One-year experience in the human service field preferred
Education Level
- High school graduate or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $18/hr-$19/hr
Benefits
- All Empowering People's Independence employees are offered the opportunity to receive Hepatitis B vaccination series.
About the Company
- Empowering People's Independence (EPI)
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
