Overview
Various part time daytime, evening and weekend shifts throughout Nassau County
Community Habilitation is a service provided to a person with a developmental disability in their own home or community setting. The person, working together with their family and Care Manager, will create a support plan that best meets the needs of the person and family.
Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilites include but not limited to:
- Ensures all activities of daily living are supported and performed.; This includes, but is not limited to personal hygiene tasks such as bathing/showering, tooth brushing, assistance in the bathroom/adult diaper care/menses care (if applicable).; This also includes responsibilities such as dressing, meals (feeding), shopping, housekeeping, and laundry skills
- Provides companionship, supervision, role modeling and instruction while ensuring freedom from any hazards in both the home and community settings
- Documents implementation of services and progress (or lack of progress) by the individual in the Medisked system within 24 hours of service provision
- Support the individual in becoming as independent as possible in both their homes and in their immediate community
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Prior experience supporting and working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities preferred.
- A valid and qualified NYS drivers’ that is also qualified in accordance with agency’s insurance standards.
- To be comfortable transporting the people being supported in your own personal vehicle
- Ability to communicate and understand written, oral and email directives/information, possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Access to web browser to complete required service documentation.
Primary duties and responsibilites include but not limited to: - Ensures all activities of daily living are supported and performed.; This includes, but is not limited to personal hygiene tasks such as bathing/showering, tooth brushing, assistance in the bathroom/adult diaper care/menses care (if applicable).; This also includes responsibilities such as dressing, meals (feeding), shopping, housekeeping, and laundry skills - Provides companionship, supervision, role modeling and instruction while ensuring freedom from any hazards in both the home and community settings - Documents implementation of services and progress (or lack of progress) by the individual in the Medisked system within 24 hours of service provision - Support the individual in becoming as independent as possible in both their homes and in their immediate community
