HEALTHCARE
Life Advisor – 35 Hrs/wk (ADS)
Roosevelt, NY
Shift: Monday – Friday, 8:30A – 4:30P
Salary: $19.23/hr
Why You Should Apply:
· No evenings or weekends!
· Off and Paid for all Major Holidays!
· Additional hours available, if desired.
Offered Benefits:
· Paid Vacations, Personal and Sick Time
· Free Health Insurance
· Free Dental Insurance
· Free Employee Basic Life Insurance
· Tuition Reimbursement
· Paid Holidays
Qualifications:
· Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree required.
· Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
· Minimum 1-year experience with DD population preferred.
Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
· Manage caseload of approximately 25 consumers participating in Life Options.
· Develop and maintain consumer schedule based upon consumer choice as identified in ISP, through valued outcomes, team, and family/guardian input.
· Collect and review data and document progress for monthly notes.
· Develop IPP and valued outcomes/informal outcomes for all consumers.
· Conduct meetings with groups of consumers to develop ideas for future learning modules.
· Provide guidance and counseling to consumers in relation to learning modules/and the consumer’s goals and administer pre-tests for selected learning modules.
· Refer consumers for clinical evaluations as needed.
· Conduct Annual and Semi-Annual Case Conference meetings.
· Coordinate effective delivery of services by maintaining contact with family/guardian/residence/MSC.
· Ensure needs of consumers are met including but not limited to their safety and well-being.
· Ensure compliance with OPWDD/OPTS regulations and Life Options’ Policy & Procedures, to include but not limited to training on behavioral plans/strategies & protocols.
· Assist with ADL needs of consumers including, but not limited to, feeding, transferring, lifting, toileting, dressing (coats), etc. as per consumer’s protocols.
Physical Demands:
· Must be able to bend, lift and push more than 100 pounds.
· Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
· Provide hand-over-hand assistance in classroom when necessary.
Join our Team and Make a Difference!
Location: 380 Washington Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575
Visit our website: www.cpnassau.org
Department Details:
Life Options, an innovative consumer-driven program, offers adults the opportunity to find achievement and satisfaction through participation in learning modules where consumers choose activities of interest.
Reach your potential as we help our consumers reach theirs – with a career at CP Nassau. Our positions are competitively compensated, with comprehensive benefits. EOE.
Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County
“Making a Difference for Individuals with disabilities since 1948”
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.23 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
Weekly day range:
Work setting:
Work Location: In person