Community Living Counselor Tailored Day Worker (Imperial Valley)

Job Summary

Join us in making a difference at Home of Guiding Hands as we improve the quality of life for people with special needs. As a Life Skills Coach youll help adults with disabilities build the skills needed to live on their own. A typical week might include supporting clients to pay bills attend doctors appointments go grocery shopping prepare meals and more. Gain great experience towards a career in social services!

What Youll Be Doing:

Client Support & Service Delivery

• Schedule plan and conduct visits with assigned clients to support and carry out Individual Service Plan (ISP) goals.

• Travel throughout the assigned county (San Diego or Imperial) to complete sessions in family homes and other community-based locations.

Independent Living Skills Training

• Provide individualized training in independent living skills including budgeting and paying bills grocery shopping cooking and meal preparation laundry safety awareness accessing medical and dental services navigating government benefits and building healthy relationships.

Individual Service Planning & Advocacy

• Develop goals in collaboration with clients and actively support their progress toward independence.

• Schedule and attend ISP meetings and serve as a strong advocate for clients needs and preferences.

Collaboration & Communication

• Maintain ongoing communication with members of the interdisciplinary (ID) team to ensure coordinated effective program services.

Documentation & Compliance

• Prepare maintain and update ISP reports on a semi-annual basis.

• Maintain all required client and program documentation in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.

What Youll Bring to the Table: Knowledge Skills and Education

Education & Eligibility

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.

• Must obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Experience & Background

• Experience supporting individuals with special needsthrough personal volunteer and/or paid rolesis preferred but not required.

• Experience navigating community resources such as Social Security Section 8 Medi-Cal Medicare CalFresh and WIC is a plus.

Transportation & Licensing Requirements

• Valid California drivers license with a safe driving record and a minimum of two years of driving experience.

• Access to a safe and reliable vehicle for transporting clients.

• Ability to maintain current and adequate auto insurance coverage.

Certifications & Training

• Current CPR/First Aid certification required or willingness to obtain certification upon hire (training provided for new hires).

Communication & Technology Skills

• Ability to proficiently read write speak and understand English.

• Comfortable using technology including accessing websites and apps logging into web-based platforms and submitting or receiving information online.

• Ability to independently send and receive email and text messages.

Professional Skills & Work Style

• Ability to build positive respectful and professional working relationships.

• Demonstrates sound judgment strong decision-making skills and professionalism in all interactions.

• Self-starter who works independently and follows through on assignments without constant supervision.

• Highly reliable organized and effective at managing time and prioritizing responsibilities.

• Ability to meet clients needs in an individualized person-centered manner.

Our Culture and Values:

Innovation We encourage creativity and innovation because we believe that by striving for more efficient and effective ways of doing things we can achieve exceptional results. Our drive for success is shared by all. Our organization focuses on solutions and refuses to maintain the status quo. We challenge our team to be ahead of industry trends as we strive to lead and not follow.

Collaboration We believe that working together collaboratively is the foundation of a culture that values teamwork communication and cooperation. This belief is central to every part of our business both internally and externally and strengthens our community.

Accountability We take responsibility for our actions and for delivering on our commitments. We believe that by being transparent and accountable we build trust and maintain the respect of our stakeholders.

Respect We treat everyone with respect and dignity. We value inclusivity and believe that by upholding a culture of respect we can foster a positive and supportive work environment. We treat others as we would want to be treated.

Empathy We value empathy and understanding in all our interactions. We seek to understand the perspectives and needs of our colleagues clients and stakeholders to meet them with kindness and compassion.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

The work environment for this position involves working with a variety of people in their homes and in the community. While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to see talk hear walk bend stoop sit stand reach and lift objects weighing up to ten pounds repeatedly during a shift.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Home of Guiding Hands is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity/expression) age marital status status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with disability.

About HGH

Home of Guiding Hands is a non-profit organization that was established in 1967 by a small group of dedicated and ambitious community members. The Mission of HGH is to improve the lives of those we serve. We support children and adults in San Diego and Imperial Counties with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome epilepsy autism and cerebral palsy. We provide a full continuum of care including residential care in specialized group homes independent living support respite care and adult foster home services. Additionally we provide early childhood assessments and services tailored day support Life Planning workshops county-wide transportation services and on-site activities at our resource center.

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