Habilitation Instructor 1

PSSCGJ

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical behavioral and psychiatric support needs.

Habilitation Instructor 1 Pinecrest Supports and Services Center

Make a difference every day! Help individuals with developmental disabilities develop skills achieve independence and lead meaningful lives. Join our team at Pinecrest and grow your career in public service.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Selected Core Competencies:

• Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
• Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question analyze interpret and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
• Training Others:The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

• Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans expectations and behaviors in response to change.
• Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
• Solving Problems:The ability to discover solutions to problems.

Three years of habilitation experience; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelors degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

Independently performs the following duties:

• Teaches IDD or physically handicapped students in physical education cognitive skills work activities etc.
• Makes recommendations for budget program modification and content and departmental policy procedures providing interpretation as needed.
• May serve as a qualified IDD professional.
• May supervise subordinate paraprofessionals.
• May be responsible for location and recommending contract procurement for work activities/job placement.
• Supervise multiple-day program areas in daily active treatment activities only for the classroom organization. Make daily rounds to areas to ensure direct and in-service staff in implementing and scoring active treatment training guidance of skills and routine self-help skills in the Day Program in providing personal and social growth. Teach Active Treatment activities to individuals attending the Day program for skill acquisition. Evaluate the documentation of training of Day Program employees by ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation reports and team reports. Supervise/observe training of employees ensuring staff are trained to provide continuous care and security to individuals supported by PSSC. Assist employees on work-related problems or questions. Prepare performance planning and evaluation on subordinate Developmentalist (2) staff. Maintain personnel files and prepare official position descriptions on all employees supervised. Keep an open line of communication with the Habilitation Director and Habilitation Instructor 3 keeping both on the same page of any issues in the Day Program department.
• Assist the Habilitation Director and Habilitation Instructor 3 in developing required classroom activities for Active Treatment implementation. Enter Day Program data of scored active quarterly treatment training percentages and documentation for individual caseloads weekly Individual Support Plan Information yearly and Profile of Support information monthly as scheduled through the interdisciplinary Team (IDT) process. Keep an open line of communication with QMRPs and IDT members to ensure appropriate treatment plans are in place for each person in your caseload.
• Assist with the preparation of documentation training of needs assessments established by the team process to personalize each persons needs for skill acquisition. Monitor quarterly needs assessments documentation to allow for what is feasible for a schedule and the creation of classes for each persons individual needs. Make classroom training material purchases and decor as deemed necessary throughout the semester.
• Report and monitor for individual incidents/accidents and suspected cases of abuse/neglect to the proper authorities in a timely manner. Make recommendations for budget requests program modification and content while attending IDT meetings and departmental policy procedures providing interpretation as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor / Administrator to support the Agency and/or the people we serve.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:Probation Promotion Demotion Lateral Transfer or Detail to Special Duty. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.
Location:Day Program (Day Services).
Shift: 7:00 AM 3:30 PM/Pass Days:Saturday / Sunday

Applicants within 90 days of graduation are encouraged to apply

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at PDF reader)

Pinecrest Support and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Gabriel K. Jeane
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center
P.O. Box 5191
Pineville Louisiana 71360