Lead Day Habilitation Specialist - Bethpage
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ACLD is hiring a Lead Day Habilitation Specialist - Bethpage. ACLD seeks a Lead Day Habilitation Specialist in Bethpage, NY to assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving personal goals, providing structure, emotional support, and documentation while transporting participants to activities and supporting daily living tasks.
Key focus areas include Help program participants achieve/exceed their personal goals, Provide structure and emotional support, and Assist in resolving behavioral issues.
Important skills include SCIP (Strategies For Crisis Intervention And Prevention), First Aid, AED, AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel), Communication, and Coaching.
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Bethpage 837, Bethpage, NY, US
Salary Range: $21.00 To $22.00 Hourly
Lead Day Habilitation Specialist - Bethpage Day Habilitation Program
Help Others to ASPIRE HIGHER!
When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200+ staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children, teens and adults in reaching the highest level of independence with the freedom to ASPIRE HIGHER in their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to create a meaningful impact in the lives of the amazing people we support.
We have great opportunities for positive, motivated individuals to work in a day hab setting assisting adults diagnosed with intellectual/developmental disabilities in becoming self-sufficient and self-actualized. Get in on the ground floor and train for an entry level career in the healthcare/education field!
In this position, you will:
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Help program participants achieve/exceed their personal goals;
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Provide structure and emotional support;
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Assist in resolving behavioral issues;
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Help people supported with personal hygiene;
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Complete detailed, accurate documentation
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Transport the people supported to and from volunteer and pre-vocational activities using Agency vehicles.
We require:
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High School Diploma or equivalent required.
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One-year experience in OPWDD field required. Two (2) years of ACLD experience preferred.
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Complete (within 90 days of hire) and maintain required training in SCIP (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention) Restrictive Certification, CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation), First Aid, and AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
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Obtain (within 180 days of hire) and maintain AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel).
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The ability to assist with lifting and transferring a person.
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Ability to communicate and understand in English; both verbally and in writing.
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Clean valid NYS driver’s license.
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Ability to apply common sense understanding, to carry out detailed written or oral instruction. Ability to deal with practical problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to coach and counsel, interpret and advise, and the ability to develop and present to professional forums
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8a – 4:30p
Apply online at www.acld.org or text us for more information at 516 732-3979.
An EOE m/f/d/v
Req #5262
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
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