Day Program Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Day Program Specialist

Schedule: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Responsibilities

• Ability to plan and facilitate quality programming for adults with brain injury in social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and pre-vocational domain areas while creating engaging opportunities that promote independence, skill development, community integration, and overall quality of life while adapting activities to meet individual abilities and needs.
• Assure and maintain safety and the member-driven environment that fosters growth.
• Transport or transporting members individually or on group outings utilizing agency vehicles (15 passenger van and 12 passenger transit van)
• Develop and apply technical knowledge to improve performance, problem-solving, and service delivery and demonstrate competency in cultural awareness, decision-making, written and oral communication as well as having comprehensive clinical practice skills

Required

• Must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid driver's license with 5 years of driving experience, car insurance, and clean driving record. Ability to drive a 15-passenger bus and operate a wheelchair lift)
• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related human services field and experience working with the targeted population and be eligible for NC classification as a Qualified Professional according to the Dept of Health and Human Services.
• Experience planning and facilitating quality programming in a member-driven group environment.
• Must have no substantiated findings of abuse or neglect listed and be in good standing on the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry

Preferred

• CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist), LRT (Licensed Recreational Therapist)
• CBIS (Certified Brain Injury Specialist) or willing to gain this professional training

Must have the ability to pass a background check and drug screening test.