Adult health - instructor

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
Paid On-the-Job Training
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Schedules
Retirement Savings Plan

Elwyn seeks an Adult Day Instructor to provide supervision, guidance, instruction, and/or skill building to assigned individuals served within a specific program site regarding daily living activities, safety, community inclusion, and interaction with others.

Maintains all levels of supervision for assigned persons served at specific program site as determined by program management in accordance with needs of individual's support plan
Supervises, instructs, supports and provides guidance to assigned persons served in accordance with the individual's support plan, and working daily toward the designated outcomes, including but not limited to:
housekeeping
personal hygiene
Follows medical guidelines to administer medication as scheduled or as needed to persons served in strict accordance with each support plan and per medication administration protocols
Strictly follows physicians' orders for diet protocols and any other medical treatment orders applicable to day program services and ensures that other staff are aware of the orders
Coordinates transportation needs, as applicable, of assigned persons served in accordance with support plan and dependent upon specific site needs
Prepares for, and promptly responds to, emergency situations to ensure the safety and security of the program site and persons served at all times; provide CPR, first aid and crisis intervention as needed in accordance with agency trained protocols, conducts fire drills, emergency evacuations, etc.; Completes paperwork and maintains all documentation as required and as determined by program management for the program site; attendance reports, daily goal reports, assessments, Medical Administration Records if applicable, behavioral data sheets, Incident Reports, etc.
Provides support to individuals while engaged in community activities which keep them safe, engaged and happy
Ensures program site operates in accordance with the organization's quality standards for safety, cleanliness, and comfort and state licensing and accreditation standards and ensures the routine maintenance and cleanliness of Elwyn vehicles used
Provides support for individuals while providing coverage for lunch and bus duty
Provides personal care to individuals as needed
reports issues in the event plan is problematic
Promptly reports any infraction of Elwyn policies to program management

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year experience with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities preferred
Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to independently solve problems and make decisions with little or no need for direct supervision
Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally
Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.