Life Skills Instructor

Little City|Developmental Disabilities Services In Chicago

Job Location:

Palatine, IL - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 22 - 23

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

HOW TO APPLY:

Visit our Careers Page ; Send you Resume & Cover Letter (if available) to
Subject Line: Open Position: Life Skills Instructor

NEW Wage Rates: $22.00/hr- $23.00/hr

Shift Differential for working over the weekend- $ 3.00/Hr extra

Overtime Rates:$33.00/hrto $34.5/hr when working over 40/hr per week. CURRENT STAFF MAKE $30K $40K $50K w/overtime!!!

No experience needed. Paid in person/ virtualtraining from your home before starting on the job training!

Join Today. Have a Positive Impact for Countless Lifetimes.

Make a big difference with Little City.

Little City is more than a place with a mission. It is a caring community filled with options opportunities hopes and dreams. We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join our team who want to make a difference each and every day. Bring your smiles and your heart to our children adults and seniors who are developmentally return yours will be filled with the joy that has enriched the lives of the individuals you are serving.

If you are looking for a rewarding career we offer a variety of programs to help individuals with disabilities so they can live work and succeed within our communities. Here is your opportunity to use your natural leadership skills and help us increase our positive impact on the lives of many wonderful people. Join us as:

LSI- Life Skills Instructor

Little City Main Campus Palatine Illinois

The professional we select for this vital role will be responsible for providing direct care support and intervention to children residing in the Childrens Residential Program The Agency Behavior Treatment Plan and the Program Plan to promote increased role functioning of children receiving services. Additional responsibilities include:

Provides direct care support intervention and line of sight supervision of the children residing in the home during assigned shifts including assisting with all daily living activities as needed.
Maintains awareness of childrens whereabouts at all times and participates in activities supervising children at all times while maintaining the proper child to staff ratios.
Provides consistent support and intervention to children as guided by Program Manager or Home Managers and House Clinicians according to the childrens goals.
Completes shift logs home logbook MARs and other necessary documentation daily as directed by management staff.
Responds to Positive Action Team (PAT) staff calls as able to provide support to colleagues in need of backup support for a child in crisis.
Attends team meetings and Department meetings as assigned.
Demonstrates knowledge and willingness to comply with policies and procedures which govern the daily activities of the CGH program. This includes responsibilities as a Mandated Reporter (of abuse and neglect) and maintaining awareness of safety activities in the area/reporting all incidents and safety hazards to supervisors.
Maintains adequate housekeeping standards performs housekeeping duties as directed by management staff and reports maintenance problems to management staff.
Demonstrates an understanding of and follows Little City policy and procedures including maintaining awareness of safety activities in the area and immediately reporting all accidents and safety hazards to supervisors.
Exhibits financial accountability by turning in receipts documenting mileage from outings and respecting/taking care of Little City property and clients personal items.
Cooperates with reassignment to other homes for emergency staffing solutions such as ratio not met qualifications and experience needed in other homes and response to a crisis situation. Successfully completes Little City required training re-training and any additional training as required by Little City policies and practices or as assigned by his or her immediate supervisor.

Little City offers competitive salaries and benefits for eligible employees such as medical dental and vision insurance short-term and long-term disability 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with employer match Flexible Spending Accounts ( FSA) life insurance critical illness hospital indemnity paid holidays paid time off (vacation personal and sick time) and an employee assistance program.

Qualifications

Required Credentials:

Must have a high school diploma or GED certification.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must be capable of transporting children and possess a current IL valid drivers license.
Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills.
Must pass Medication Administration classroom and OJT training demonstrate competency in passingmedication and receive clearance by the Medical Team to become a member of the Med Pass team.
Preferred Credentials
One years experience working with children with developmental behavioral and/or emotionalchallenges preferred not required.
Bachelors Degree in Social Services Psychology or other related disciplines preferred not required.

Required Experience:

DescriptionHOW TO APPLY:Visit our Careers Page ; Send you Resume & Cover Letter (if available) to Subject Line: Open Position: Life Skills InstructorNEW Wage Rates: $22.00/hr- $23.00/hrShift Differential for working over the weekend- $ 3.00/Hr extraOvertime Rates:$33.00/hrto $34.5/hr when working ov...