Mentor of Specialized Skill Building Summa
MOKA
Ubicación de trabajo
Muskegon, MI, USA
Estado de Empleo
Tiempo completo
Detalles de la oferta de trabajo
Mentor of Specialized Skill Building - Summa - Part time
The Mentor of Specialized Skill Building is responsible for the oversight of the individuals participating in the specialized skill building program
Essential Functions: Include the following, other duties may be assigned
Develops daily activity planning with individuals served and area supervisor.
Transports individuals to and from community sites, and coordinates learning to access transportation independently.
Facilitates development of positive relationships between individuals and employers.
Maintains and submits accurate and timely records and reports to a variety of destinations, including but not limited to: incidents and daily progress.
Helps individuals be part of the community through valued roles and relationships and assists individuals with transitions that occur in community life.
Respects cultural differences and provides services and supports that fit with individual's preferences.
Links individuals to community resources through mentoring and volunteer work experiences, and facilitates learning how to independently access community resources.
Builds trust and productive relationships with the individuals served, co-workers and others through respectful and clear verbal and written communication.
Uses person-centered-practices, assisting individuals to make choices and plan goals, and provides services to help individuals achieve their goals.
Monitors the individuals served physical and emotional health, gathers information about the individuals and communicates observations to guide services through verbal and written documentation.
Identifies risk and behaviors that can lead to a crisis, and uses effective strategies to prevent or intervene in the crisis in collaboration with others.
Facilitates individuals learning their own behaviors that can lead to a crisis and strategies to manage those independently.
Helps individuals manage risk and helps them recognize how to stay safe on their own.
Maintains individual's confidentiality and respects the individual's rights.
Provides advocacy and empowers and assists individuals to advocate for themselves.
Practices wellness initiatives with individuals.
Helps individuals manage tasks that are necessary on a day-to-day basis to pursue an independent community based lifestyle.
Establishes relationships with community resource agencies and employers and informs the community of the benefits of their involvement with individuals with a disability.
Facilitates and encourages strong peer-group support as a primary and ideal support.
Attends meetings, seminars, trainings, etc. as needed.
Responds to health risks or any hazardous condition(s) and communicate using the agency hierarchy any potential health risk, hazardous or unsafe condition(s).
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or GED and at least one year experience working with individuals with development disabilities or equivalent.
Prefer Certified Occupational Therapy Aid (COTA).
Language Skills
Ability to communicate in person, on the telephone, and in written form, represent MOKA at meetings and convey information.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Must possess the ability to problem solve and make decisions in a variety of situations and direct others effectively in carrying out those determinations.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic knowledge Microsoft Windows Office Suite programs.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must possess a valid MI Driver's license.
Other Qualifications
Must possess the ability to work independently and work cooperatively as part of a team.
Must possess the ability to think creatively when reviewing existing procedures and proposing improvements as well as the ability to develop and implement creative strategies.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is required to exert 50-120 pounds of force occasionally, (when lifting an individual served in cooperation with at least one other employee), or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, or 10-20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or assist clients. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for medium work.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions
