Skill Development Specialist (full-time)

Skill Development Specialist (full-time)

Community Based Services (Respite/SCL/Day Habilitation) Johnston, Iowa

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Description

Child Serve 's Supported Community Living (SCL) service has a Full-time job for you! As a Skill Development Specialist , you will provide 1:1 personal care, skill development, supervision, and training for children with special health care needs in a child’s home and integrated community settings.

Schedule Flexible scheduling with most shifts occurring after 4pm Monday through Friday, or on weekends. This is a full-time position

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Have fun and work 1:1 with children with special health care needs in the child’s home and/or community.

• Teach daily living skills that will help make children more independent.

• Ongoing training and supervision provided.

What You’ll Need :

• Must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED.

• Experience working with or caring for children with special health care needs preferred.

• Basic computer skills and have reliable access to the internet to complete required documentation and online trainings.

• Good oral and written communication skills and can accurately document all observations, significant events, and services provided.

• M ust be willing to provide transportation as a ChildServe authorized driver, if required. This includes passing a motor vehicle record check and car safety check and able to provide a valid driver’s license and insurance.

• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing and speaking the English language.

• Ability to lift up - to 35 lbs . be mobile within the assigned work area, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.

Not sure if y ou hit 100% of the position expectations? Let's talk! Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team by emailing [email protected] .

Make a Difference Every Day at Child Serve

• Child Serve partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.

• Child Serve is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.

• Child Serve ’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.

• Established in 1928, Child Serve proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected] . Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.