DSP - CICINY - Respite

Community Habilitation Specialist

Must have qualifications: CPR a must and AMAP a plus. Demonstrated ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with individuals. Experience working with individuals with special needs. High school or equivalent (Preferred). CAN/HHA experience (Preferred). Previous experience working with population.

Day to day: Three individuals living in OPWDD apartment. This is a 1-1 job. Duties for today will include: relieving the last DSP of the position, preparing food for individual, assistance with feeding and cleaning, make sure to prompt individual to use the bathroom often, assistance with ADL skills, assist individual with taking a short 5 minute walk in the community.

Day-to-day responsibilities: The Community Habilitation Specialist is responsible for assisting individuals to become more independent when performing activities of daily living to achieve their valued outcomes. Habilitation services are designed to develop skills to increase an individual's level of independence. Habilitation services may include training, supervision or assistance related to communication skills, interpersonal skills, socialization, mobility, community transportation skills, problem solving skills, money management, safety, cooking, and other skills needed to reach their valued outcomes. Services are primarily community based and revolve around recreational opportunities.

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