Residential Specialist Sun-Wed 3p-11p Santee

<strong>When you work at The Arc of San Diego, it&rsquo;s not just a job&hellip; you&rsquo;re joining a community and making a difference.</strong>

Santee, CA 92071

The Arc of San Diego

https://www.arc-sd.com/

keywords: position summary,support,assist,documentation,education & experience,qualifications

Full Time

$18.00/h - 18.50/h + a hiring bonus of $1,500.

Overview: <p><strong>The Arc of San Diego is the largest, most comprehensive provider of services to children and adults with disabilities in San Diego County.</strong></p> <p><strong>We are a diverse team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about serving and empowering children and adults to live their most fulfilling and independent lives.</strong></p> <p>We live by our Person First, Person Centered value system to create meaningful days for our clients and each other. In hiring, we look for candidates that are a strong addition to our culture, as well as bring the talent and experience required by the position. We offer a positive, team-oriented work environment with opportunity for professional growth and continuous learning, and the chance to make an impact on someone&rsquo;s life in a meaningful way.</p> <p>We are currently hiring&nbsp;<a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:3234d35c-5226-4a97-a856-339d1e774f5b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Residential</strong><strong>&nbsp;Specialists</strong></a>&nbsp;to join our team. You and your team provide care and training to clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a residential setting &ndash; helping with dressing, bathing, cooking food, and transport to their daily activities, teaching them to adopt new skills and improve their independence. Together, you will also go on recreational outings, enjoying life out and about in the community.</p> <p>The pay range for this position is $18.00/hr. - 18.50/hr. + a hiring bonus of $1,500.</p> <p><strong>Who you are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Believe in empowering individuals in living their most independent lives</li> <li>Are flexible and adaptable to different situations</li> <li>Have an educator mindset</li> <li>Take pride in being a reliable and inclusive member of a team</li> <li>Dependable and Punctual</li> </ul>
Responsibilities: <p>Providing culturally appropriate direct support to individuals using person-centered approaches and strategies including:</p> <ul> <li>Support and motivation to reach individual goals and objectives.</li> <li>Engage and facilitate meaningful activities that cater to the person&rsquo;s individual interest, preferences, and choices; teaching as necessary.</li> <li>Assists daily living skills including in the areas of grooming, hygiene, toileting, feeding and mobility.</li> <li>Provides medications as necessary (training provided upon hire).</li> <li>Completion of electronic documentation prior to end of shifts.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>High school diploma or general education degree (GED).</li> <li>(6) months' experience providing direct support to developmentally disabled persons.</li> <li>Valid CA Driver&rsquo;s License with clean driving record.</li> <li>Comfortable driving a full-size van with multiple passengers.</li> <li>Ability to lift 50 lbs. and move up to 75 lbs.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>We&rsquo;d love it if you:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Are multi-lingual (English, Spanish, Tagalog).</li> <li>Have experience with electronic case management systems (Therap).</li> <li>Have a current CPR/First Aid certification.</li> </ul> <br /> <p>The Arc of San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We have a strict policy against harassment and retaliation of any type and are dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.</p> <p>Our goal is to provide a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as other disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on any protected class: race (including natural hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), legally protected medical condition (including cancer and AIDS/HIV), physical or mental disability, marital status, sex (including sexual harassment, sex stereotypes and pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, ancestry, genetic information/ characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, military and veteran status, known status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or of certain violent crimes, or whose covered family member is a homicide victim, enrollment in a public assistance program, off duty and off-site cannabis use or any other characteristic or activity protected by law.</p> <p>We also prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of the above characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived to have any of those characteristics.</p>