Janitorial​/Vocational Support Professional

Janitorial/Vocational Support Professional

Full time position with a salary of $18.50 per hour in the Tri-County area.

The Janitorial/ Vocational Support Professional provides onsite instruction, support and encouragement to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. The role involves:

• Performing and training individuals in janitorial services on and off-site locations.
• Person-centered planning and individualized implementation of goals for individuals receiving supports from the team.
• Providing transportation to and from employment, volunteer and recreational sites.
• Dealing with crisis situations.
• Ensuring that all duties required by the employment site of the person(s) receiving this support are met either through the person or the employee, as necessary.
• Locating and following through on volunteer, recreational and business opportunities.
• Ensuring that activities in all locations comply with guidelines established by the agency, Federal government and the State of Maryland.

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from accredited high school or GED.
• Two years of competitive employment.
• Two years of janitorial experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge about the formal and informal supports available in his or her community to assist people receiving supports to identify and access these supports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Employment, Volunteer and Recreational Skills & Supports:
Assists individual(s) to meet his or her employment goals, by teaching skills, providing supports, and building on individual strengths and capabilities. Supports individual(s) in the development of friendships and other relationships in employment, volunteer and recreational settings. Provides on-site skill instructions and overall job training while encouraging development of natural support systems. Monitors and assesses employer and consumer satisfaction. Analyzes potential job openings, locations, task, and responsibilities in order to coordinate job placement.

Maintains frequent and positive contacts with employers, family members, or other important people in the lives of people served. Provides information, on behalf of the person receiving supports, to various community, business, civic organizations and community service providers (e.g., doctors, social services, etc.) in a professional manner. Works with employers to develop, implement, and monitor procedures to assure that products and services are of competitive quality.

Assures compliance with applicable regulations, (i.e., MOSHA, DDA, health fire). Develops Task Analyses, as necessary. Assists employment, recreational, volunteer and apprenticeship sites in the development of adaptive methods, as necessary. Follow the contracting agencies policy and procedure when performing work at the contracting site. Provides or assists with personal care, as necessary.

Medication Administration Assists with and/or dispenses medication (as certified), or other prescribed medical treatments, as necessary.

Community and Service Networking Assists with the development of perspective employer relationships. Assists in the identification of needs for the individual(s) for community supports, working with the individual(s) informal support system and /or initiating community connections.

Participant Empowerment Assists individual(s) to plan, make informed choices, follow through on responsibilities and speak on his/her/their on behalf.

Communication Uses effective, sensitive communication skills to build rapport and channels of communication by recognizing and adapting to the range of individual(s) communication styles. Learns and uses terminology appropriately, explaining as necessary to ensure individual(s) understanding.

Facilitation of Services Maintains collaborative professional relationships with individual(s) and all support team members (including family/friends), follows ethical standards of practice (e.g., confidentiality, informed consent, etc.), and recognizes his or her own personal limitations. Assists and/or facilitates the implementation of an individualized plan to achieve specific outcomes derived from individual(s) preferences, needs and interests.

Advocacy Facilitates, assists, and/or represents individual(s) when there are barriers to his or her support needs. Interacts with and educates employers, and community members when relevant to individual's needs or supports.

Crisis…