Community Integration Specialist- TRACS

Starting Rate: $25.00/hour

Schedule: Relief 0 through 10 hours per week

Who We Are

At Advocates we provide comprehensive services for people facing developmental mental health or other life challenges.

Werea nonprofit mission-driven organization with a person-centered approach empowering the individuals we support to make choices build independence and live full meaningful lives. Our work is rooted in respect compassion and inclusion and we envision a world where individual differences are appreciated and celebrated.

At Advocates we value the ideas experiences and contributions of employees and are committed to fostering a supportive welcoming culture where everyone can grow and thrive.

• Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to agency mission and values.
• Ability to develop meaningful community schedule focusing on individuals choices and preference.
• Work one on one for a minimum of a 3 hours shift with the client in their local community.
• Ability to think creatively to engage the client and help each person try new opportunities.
• Ability to source volunteer opportunities.
• Help clients with their schedule flexibility effective communication and skill development.
• Pick client up from their home and work with them on their pre-determined goals and objectives while accessing the community.
• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving- identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Respect shows respect for self coworkers and the individuals supported.

• Interpersonal Skills- maintains confidentiality remains open to others ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
• Oral communication- speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations demonstrates group presentation skills.
• Written Communication- is able to read and write information to communicate.
• Planning/organizing- prioritizes and plans work activities uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
• Quality control- demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Adaptability- adapts to changes in the work environment and deals with frequent change delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability- is consistently at work and on time follows instructions responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Safety and security- actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.

• Associates degree preferred.
• At least 1 year experience working with individuals with disabilities/autism.
• Medical experience preferred.
• Valid drivers license along with an acceptable driving status.
• Use of a reliable vehicle which seats two passengers.
• Additional specific experience may be required.

Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions including race ethnicity sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation partnered status age national origin socioeconomic status religion ability culture and experience.

Our Team members are dedicated to engaging and empowering individuals by forming lasting relationships collaboratively achieving personal goals offering creative solutions to everyday and complex situations and actively listening. We exercise independent judgement and contribute to the overall success and benefit of the Team.

Successful Team members are open-minded eager and compassionate and will exercise solid independent judgement while fostering trustworthy relationships with the individuals that we serve. We put the individual first.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application interview or hiring process please contact Human Resources.