Developmental Specialist ( Day Services

Position:Developmental Specialist ( Day Services )

Location: 4 Omni Way

Job :DS DAY

# of Openings:1

Title: Developmental Specialist

Department: Day Habilitation Services

Date: May 2023

This is a bargaining unit position

We are Care Champions. A team of adaptable, collaborative, diverse, mission-driven individuals with a passion for purposeful innovation and service excellence. Our community commits itself to being inclusive and welcoming as we put the whole person at the center of everything we do.

HOURS:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (35 hours total)

Developmental Specialists are members of a team responsible for providing high quality services to adults with developmental disabilities. Responsible for implementation of developmental skills groups and activities as prescribed in individuals’ day habilitation support plans.

Developmental Specialists are responsible for following and implementing lesson plans; ensuring positive interactions with team members and Individuals to maximize their self-sufficiency and skill development. Staff are responsible for treating all participants with dignity and respect and for ensuring the human rights of all Individuals are met.

• Responsible for implementing daily written lesson plans for groups and activities offered in the day habilitation program
• Responsible for contributing ideas for program design
• Ensures groups, activities and community offsite opportunities meet the needs of Individuals and meet the day habilitation plan goals (DHSP) for assigned individuals
• Serves as a program staff in assigned room to meet the minimum staffing ratios as required by regulations
• Assist Individuals with any activities of daily living (ADLs) as applicable to each Individual’s abilities
• Responsible for the health, safety and well being of Individuals served, seeking assistance and medical interventions as appropriate.
• Ensures groups and activities are delivered in a manner that meet the learning styles of the individuals, following their implementation strategies
• Facilitates the distribution of materials and leads the groups and activities
• Assists Individuals in attaining their personal goals and provides individualized support when necessary
• Provides constructive input in the completion of assessment tools and support plan documentation
• Completes daily data related to participants learning, individual outcomes and identified day hab support plan goals as they relate to the activities
• Ensures adherence to daily group and activity schedule, ensuring the timely start and end to each training group
• Responsible for assisting in the transportation process, ensuring individuals arrive and depart safely from the program. Communicates with transportation staff and providers as needed. Responsible for assisting in the transporting of individuals both into and out of the building and vehicles both during transport and community activities
• Facilitates daily morning meeting program as designed by the speech language pathologist. Reviews the daily activity schedule with individuals and completes daily documentation for those with specified day hap support plan goals related to morning meeting
• Responsible for keeping each day program participant active for entire activity period, working effectively with direct support staff to ensure participants are kept engaged and experience maximum learning and enjoyment from their participation in program
• Facilitates and maintains daily attendance record, ensuring its accuracy and completion
• Ensures equipment and supplies used during activities are inventoried, maintained, cleaned and in good repair. Reports loss of supplies/broken supplies to supervisor
• Ensures overall physical care, appearance and set up of all areas in assigned program/activity room. Ensures the rooms are clean and organized
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations regarding food storage and preparation
• Ensures that all information regarding Individuals is maintained with the highest level of confidentiality based on the policies and procedures regarding protected health information
• Recognizes the symptoms of illness in individuals and takes appropriate…