COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST jobs in Johnstown, PA

Do you have student loan debt? Valley Community Services offers a college repayment program to all employees!

Valley Community Services is committed to providing the highest quality services to the people and families we serve. Every person in the agency from the Executive Director to the newest member of the direct service personnel must strive to adhere to the founding principle which requires that every minute of every day should be dedicated to providing the people we serve with a day better than the day before.

The Community Participation Supports Specailist is responsible for the care of individuals with intellectual disabilities in a community setting. The CPS Specialist is assigned to specific individuals for whom they are responsible for providing services based off the specified goals in their plans while in the community. These responsibilities are exercised in a manner that assures the greatest amount of dignity, privacy, and care possible for the individual and involves the individual in decisions regarding their continued supports and services. An agency vehicle is provided for use during working hours.

Essential major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists individuals in acquiring, maintaining, and improving self-help, domestic, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings
• Support individuals in general areas of self-care, communication, fine and gross motor skills, mobility, therapeutic activities to acquire, improve or maintain skills, personal adjustment, relationship development, socialization, and accessing and utilizing community resources as detailed in the ISP (Individual Support Plan)
• Ensures the health, safety and welfare of individuals by providing supervision and reporting concerns and absences
• Attends required staff meetings
• Attends required training programs
• Completes and submits all required documentation including time cards, progress notes, incident reports, mileage sheets, individual records and other required documentation
• Reports significant changes in health, safety, or behaviors by reporting both verbally and in writing
• Coordinates with the individual and team members on an on-going basis in a professional and appropriate manner
• Is expected to be fully aware of all Valley Community Services Policies and Procedures and to perform work in accordance with such policies and procedures under the guidance of supervisors and professional staff
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Valid PA driver’s license
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Background checks
• Physical/Mantoux TB required
• Pre-Employment Drug Testing

Benefits: (PT & FT Status) Once Eligible

• Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Immediate Accrual of Vacation/Sick Time
• Nine overtime paid holidays for timed worked plus paid day off for birthday
• Disability, Life and other supplemental insurance available
• Optional retirement plan
• College Payment Debt Program
• No weekends
• No holidays

E.O.E/A.D.A

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person