Community Support Assistant Veterans Highway Millersville MD
Community Support Assistant Veterans Highway Millersville MD
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The Arc supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to live the lives they choose. Everyone has unique needs goals and personalities so theres no onesizefitsall approach to our supports.
We are searching for someone who is the perfect fit to support four women who each have IDD and live together in a singlefamily home in northern Anne Arundel County.
Who Youd Be Supporting
The four women in this house have lived together for years and are very comfortable with each other. While three of the women do not use words to communicate you will quickly come to understand what theyre thinking and feeling based on their facial expressions (theres a lot of smiling in this home! and movements. One of the women does use words to communicate and she is a kind knowledgeable strongwilled person who with a little motivation is eager to explore her community.
All of the women have unique personalities and enjoy spending time together. They love listening to music and they love being spoken to and included in conversations even if they dont respond with words.
What Does a Typical Day Look Like
Two of the ladies have families that do not live close by but the other two have families who are very involved in their lives so you might interact with them from time to time. To maintain everyones health and wellbeing there are many doctor appointments during the week and sometimes even urgent care or hospital visits.
All of the women are wheelchair users and require your support for all aspects of personal and intimate care cooking dressing and bathing. There are always two Community Support Assistants in the home on weekends and in the evenings. Because only one of the women tends to stay home during the day there is only Community Support Assistant present during the weekday morning and daytime hours.
What You Bring to the Table
While this position does not require any prior experience as a direct support professional working with people who have IDD the ideal candidate will be someone who is comfortable managing (or learning how to manage) wheelchairs and motorized wheelchairs of different sizes manual and electric Hoyer lifts Gtubes and specialized diets.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this position is someone willing to jump in and help with anything and everything that is needed. If you are someone who excels in building relationships especially with people who do not use words to communicate if you are patient adaptable empathetic and willing to learn then you might just be the perfect fit to work with these four wonderful women.
This position requires a high school diploma or GED though at least one year of experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is preferred. Candidates must also possess a valid Drivers license with no egregious records and complete all required Arc and Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) trainings becoming trained as a Certified Medication Technician if you are going to administer medication. This position includes paid professional development and continued education as well as a competitive Awardwinning Total Rewards package.
To apply please visit our careers page at www.thearcccr/careers
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About The Arc Central Chesapeake Region
The Arc Central Chesapeake Region (The Arc) is a dynamic regional organization providing personcentered supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live work and connect with their communities. We advocate for equity and access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live selfdetermined lives and foster opportunities towards selfsufficiency. To learn more visit www.thearcccr.
The Arc highly encourages all employees to become fully vaccinated against COVID19 and other communicable diseases.The Arc is an equal opportunity employer which means we provides equal opportunity to all qualified candidates without regard to race color religion ancestry sex gender gender expression national origin age marital status military/veteran status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy genetic information disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates employment decisions at The Arc will be based on merit qualifications and skills.
Employment Type
Full-Time
