Independent Living Skills Trainer (ILST)

Independent Living Skills Trainer (ILST)

Location:

Happiness House -

Community Based Pay Rate:

$28.00 per each billable hour

Employment:

Part Time/Itinerant Position (20 hours per week). Monday through Friday - variable days and hours based on participant needs. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Minimum Qualifications Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Doctorate or Master of Social Work, or Doctorate or Master of Psychology, or Licensed Physical Therapist, or Registered Professional Nurse, or Certified Teacher of Students with Disabilities, or Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, or Licensed Speech Pathologist, or Licensed Occupational Therapist, or Master of Gerontology AND a minimum of one (1) year experience completing functional based assessments of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, developing comprehensive treatment plans, and teaching individuals with TBI to be more functionally independent. Or Bachelor's Degree with three (3) years of experience completing functional based assessments of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, developing comprehensive treatment plans, and teaching individuals with TBI to be more functionally independent. Or Associate's Degree with five (5) years of experience completing functional based assessments of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, developing comprehensive treatment plans, and teaching individuals with TBI to be more functionally independent. Knowledge of community resources and means of accessing services. NYS driver's license. Experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injury providing functionally based assessments and independent living skills training preferred. Basic reasoning and writing skills. Competency Requirements Communication Proficiency Customer/Individual Focus Ethical Practice Self-motivation and initiative skills Responsibilities include: 1. Imparts agency philosophy of "Equal Opportunity, Independence and Realization of Individual Potential" to clients, families, program staff and community resources. 2. Maintains confidentiality of information relating to individuals and their families in accordance with agency policy. 3. Provides training to program participants to help them acquire skills, which will enable these individuals to function in more independent living situations. 4. Provide functional assessments of wide variety of life skills and provide appropriate feedback to program participants with regard to strengths, areas to develop and barriers to independence. 5. Work collaboratively with Service Coordinators to manage the care of the consumers on your caseload. This includes but is not limited to: advocating for consumer, accessing affordable safe housing, and promote team approach to service delivery. 6. Use creative problem solving to help participants to overcome barriers to independence. 7. Develop appropriate service plan goals and objectives to help consumers reach their goals. 8. Advocate for person centered planning for program participants. 9. Provides assistance and training to program participants to help them develop necessary problem-solving skills, which will help them to better function in their community living situation. 10. Accompany program participants to locations in the community to help them learn how to access and utilize community resources, including health and safety resources. 11. Assists program participants with accessing recreational and social activities, thus enabling them to utilize their leisure time appropriately. 12. Act as a role model for program participants by interacting with people in a manner which will assist these individuals in developing behaviors necessary for successful community living. 13. Assist with implementation of behavior modification plans as needed. 14. Participate in case conferences upon request. 15. Maintain necessary records and case notes as requested. 16. Submit monthly reports to Supervisor of Home Services on time and according to established guidelines. 17. Promote communication with the team (Service Coordinator, Day Program, Clinical Staff, HCCS, CIC, PBIS, consumer, and those natural support who the consumer chooses to include) regarding individual consumer's concerns relative to treatment plan, medical and/or safety issues. 18. Coordinate and provide training and consultation to designated staff for the purpose of goal implementation. 19. Adheres to Agency's policies and procedures as well as department guidelines. 20. Participates in conferences, workshops, and in-service training to enhance job skills and personal growth and development. 21. Performs other duties at the discretion of the Program Director or his/her designee.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Travel:

Travel is primarily local during the business day.

EEO Statement:

The agencies are equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants in the hiring, promotion, compensation, placement, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence or any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender orientation/identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran, domestic violence victim status, prior arrest and conviction records or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.