Direct Support Instructor; Adult Day Program; Fremont

JOB SUMMARY:

Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) is a Bay Area non-profit organization founded in 1996 and focused on helping individuals with special needs and their families find love, hope, respect, and support through integrated community involvement. Our FCSN Adult Day Program is seeking an energetic, patient, detail-oriented, and reliable Direct Support Instructor. The position is responsible for providing training and supervision to adults with developmental challenges.

Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator, the essential functions of the Adult Day Program (ADP) Instructor are to
1) provide support, supervision, personal care assistance to meet ADP participants’ preferences, interests, needs, functioning skills;
2) conduct classes to promote participants’ health, independence and overall skills; and
3) transport participants for community outings, field trips and volunteer work. This position involves implementing Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) activities, promoting participants’ overall skills and personal growth, ensuring their well-being and safety, and fostering a positive and inclusive environment.

• Provide training, personal care assistance and support to participant in maximizing theirself- care tasks, independence, optimal health, vocational skills, emotional stability, and community integration.
• Provide close supervision, assistance and engagement to ensure participants’ safety, well-being and needs are met.
• Develop innovative curriculum, conduct training/classes, and organize activities tailored to participants' diverse needs, skills and interests.
• Motivate and actively engage participants in classes, training, and activities.
• Provide vocational training to increase participants’ job skills for future job opportunities.
• Transport participants for community volunteer sites, outings, field trips and as needed trips.
• Assist participants in exploring community resources, planning and attending community outings.
• Implement positive behavioral prevention strategies and intervention techniques.
• Assist participants to self-administer prescribed medication or over-counter med,assisting participants in achieving their ISP objectives.
• Effectively and respectfully communicate with participants, families, team members and supervisors.
• Document participants’ daily progress, behaviors, participation, activities, objective tracking and incidents.
• Complete semi-annual, annual PCT ISP reports and annual videos for assigned caseload in a timely manner and engage participants in achieving their ISP objectives.
• Follow established safety protocols and emergency procedures, intervening as necessary.
• Engage in precautionary practices to mitigate health, safety and any other risks to participants' well-being.
• Perform first aid, CPR, and other emergency services(e.g. evacuations) as appropriate to the needs of participants.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to the development of care plans.
• Attend staff meetings and training (All the staff training and meetings are mandatory).
• Communicate proactively with supervisors regarding participants' well-being, needs, incidents, concerns, etc.
• Be asupportiveteam player, support coworkers and promote team morale.
• Respect participants’ rights, dignity, privacy. Timely report observations or evidence of violations of any of the personal rights and dependent adult and elder abuse.
• Comply with HIPAA law and confidentiality.
• Participate in FCSN special events fundraisers.

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Education:

AA or Bachelor, HS graduate encouraged to apply.

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Experience:

Have at least one year of experience working with the developmentally disabled or being an enthusiastic, quick learner with an impeccable work ethic.