Senior Vocational Support Professional

Senior Vocational Support Professional

Status:
Full-time

Salary: $19.50 per hour

Job Purpose:

A Senior Vocational Support Professional provides onsite instructions, support, and encouragement to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Generally, the SVSP works as a member of a team with the following objectives:

• Person-centered planning and individualized implementation of goals for individuals receiving support from the team
• Job development
• Locates and follows through on volunteer, recreational, and business opportunities
• Provides transportation to and from employment, volunteer, and recreational sites.
• Deals with crisis situations
• Assures that all duties required by the employment site of the person(s) receiving this support are met through either the person or the employee, as necessary.
• The SVSP assures that activities in all locations comply with guidelines established by the agency, the Federal government, and the State of Maryland.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Employment, Volunteer and Recreational Skills & Supports
• Assists individuals to meet his or her employment goals, by teaching skills, providing support, and building on individual strengths and capabilities.
• Supports individuals 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 the development of natural supports systems.
• Monitors and assesses employer and consumer satisfaction.
• Analyze potential job openings, locations, tasks, 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 the people served.
• Provides information, on behalf of the person receiving support, 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.
• Provides or assists with personal care, as necessary.
• Understand and implement the concepts of natural supports in the delivery of supports.

Medical Administration:

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

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from accredited high school or GED.
• 2 years of competitive employment or successful completion of Supported Employment Services (ACRE) Certification, or an associate's degree in a related field.
• 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 support to identify and access these supports.

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Possess proficiency in computer based software, e.g., Microsoft Applications
• Demonstrated understanding of and willingness to participate in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to learn and to apply techniques of crisis management
• Demonstrated ability to analyze information and come to appropriate resolution
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all employees, employers, and community members
• Possesses a valid driving license with a good driving record and access to a safe vehicle (must pass agency-sponsored inspection) for transporting people receiving services
• Completion of an agency approved advance employment…