Community Support Specialist

Join Scott Key Center in making a difference every day! Guide, support, and empower individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) by providing supervision, training, personal care, and job coaching to foster independence and meaningful connections. Non-exempt (compensatory and/or overtime eligible); full-time; 40 hours per week;
Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m.; full benefits

This position independently supervises the work of a group of adults with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include the preparation, implementation and evaluation of specific skills of intellectual and developmentally disabled (I/DD) adults at the Scott Key Center (SKC). The Community Support Specialist is responsible for the care (to include personal hygiene needs), safety, supervision and wellbeing of all individuals in their care during all activities.

This position must be willing to be flexible with job assignments to meet the specific needs of the program. Supervision is received from a Human Services Supervisor.

NOTE:

The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate, with limited exception.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE:

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Provide instruction and supervision in an integrated community support, day habilitation program or employment programs for adults with developmental disabilities
• Assist with personal care, hygiene needs to include toileting (to include helping on/off toilet and cleaning the person) and meal assistance (to include heating up, getting food out of container, and at times feeding the person, and cleanup of person after eating)
• Support individuals with work related tasks, to include behavior management and relationship building
• Transport adults to off-site work locations and/or to and from the Scott Key Center in a County vehicle throughout the state
• Develop individualized support plans, job related training programs and goals for participants
• Teach vocational skills and help the individual maintain and build on these skillsin an integrated community setting
• Provide crisis intervention, administer medications, and apply de-escalation techniques while making quick decisions in high-stress environments to ensure participant safety
• Provide community activities to include: development of specific activities that align with the person’s Individual plan and implementation of activity
• Participate in the Discovery Process, which includes job development prep assessments, employment and meaningful activities, in conjunction with the Job Development Specialist
• Compile and prepare daily progress notes, records and reports
• Participate in progress reviews
• Maintain daily records and time records
• Participate in staff meetings and in-service training sessions
• Prepare a Positive Personal Profile (PPP) of workers with…