About this role
Position Summary
The Community Habilitation Specialist provides hands-on assistance and training to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities who reside at home with their relatives. This role focuses on skill-building, promoting independence, and improving the quality of life for individuals through training, recreational activities, and goal-oriented programs.
Essential Job Functions
Skill Development and Training
- Provide training in activities of daily living, including personal grooming, toileting, bathing, and hygiene practices.
- Train individuals in self-care tasks such as eating, dressing, and using grooming aids like hairbrushes, nail clippers, and razors.
- Teach household management skills, including meal preparation, shopping, laundry, and maintaining a clean home environment.
- Conduct travel training to promote independence in navigating public transportation and community resources.
- Provide health care training, such as scheduling medical appointments, practicing first aid, and maintaining nutritional habits.
- Support financial management skills, including money recognition, counting, and making purchases.
- Guide individuals in appropriate social behaviors at home and in the community.
- Enhance recreational skills and leisure interests through training and activities at home.
Social and Recreational Activities
- Plan and implement community outings such as visits to parks, theaters, bowling alleys, and other recreational sites.
- Provide opportunities for skill-building during community outings.
Respite Care and Goal Implementation
- Offer respite care services for individuals living at home.
- Implement individualized goals and skill programs per written staff action plans and methodologies.
- Follow daily activity schedules to ensure structured program delivery.
Progress Monitoring and Documentation
- Complete and maintain daily notes, documenting goal progress and recreational activities on required data sheets.
- Monitor progress and implement the next steps in skill-building as outlined in the service program plan.
- Prepare and submit monthly progress reports to the Community Habilitation Supervisor.
- Communicate issues, concerns, and updates on participant progress with the supervisor regularly.
Professional Interaction
- Interact positively with individuals, families, and community providers, promoting respect and independence.
- Demonstrate professionalism and cooperation in all interactions
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Comfortable working independently with sound judgment.
- Flexible and able to handle stress effectively.
- Friendly disposition with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Proficiency with computers and technology.
- Experience tracking and recording information.
- Passionate about improving the quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to move and stand for extended periods and perform physically demanding tasks.