Individual Service Counselor
Individual Service Counselor
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Job Description
The Arc of San Diego is the largest most comprehensive provider of services to children and adults with disabilities in San Diego County.
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.
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 teamoriented work environment with opportunity for professional growth and continuous learning and the chance to make an impact on someones life in a meaningful way.
The pay range for this position is $20 to $20.65.
Who you are:
- Believe in empowering individuals in living their most independent lives
- Are flexible and adaptable to different situations
- Have an educator mindset
- Take pride in being a reliable and inclusive member of a team
A typical day will include:
Providing culturally appropriate direct support to individuals using personcentered approaches and strategies including:
- Support and motivation to reach individual goals and objectives
- Engage and facilitate meaningful activities that cater to the persons individual interest preferences and choices; teaching as necessary
- Assists daily living skills including in the areas of grooming hygiene toileting feeding and mobility
Completion of electronic documentation prior to end of shifts
What youll need to be successful:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 2 or more years of prior handson experience with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
- Valid CA Drivers License with clean driving record
- Immediate access to vehicle with working seatbelts to transport participants
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and move up to 75 lbs
- High comfort in using multiple computer /mobile device programs
Wed love it if you:
- Are multilingual (English Spanish Tagalog)
- Have experience with electronic case management systems (Therap)
- Have experience with individual service plans (goal development)
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.
Our goal is discrimination harassment and retaliation of any type and 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 or any combination of two or more protected classes: race (including natural hairstyles and hair texture) 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 and domestic partner status sex (including 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 stalking or of certain violent crimes or whose covered family member is a homicide victim enrollment in a public assistance program off duty and offsite cannabis use or any other characteristic or activity protected by law.
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.
The Arc of San Diego is a federal subcontractor and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 601.4(a) 60 300.5(a) and 60741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin and for inquiring about discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.
The Arc of San Diego will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified candidates with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If candidates need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition they should contact their Supervisor or Human Resources.
Employment Type
Full-Time
