Role OverviewAnchor Behavioral Solutions is looking for a Community Support Professional to assist individuals with intellectual disabilities in reaching their individualized goals. Services take place in the individual’s home or in the community, and support includes community outings, meal prep, daily living activities, and self-care.
What You Will Do
Assist individuals with intellectual disabilities, provide personal care, teach basic daily living skills, and establish effective working relationships with individuals, families, and case managers.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will possess great interpersonal and problem-solving skills, be self-motivated, and adaptable to meet the needs of the person served.
Requirements
- Experience working with people with disabilities is not required but recommended
- Reliability, patience, and the desire to work with people with special needs
- Ability to teach basic daily living skills
- Ability to provide personal care
- Ability to practice cultural competency and sensitivity
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, their families, case managers, and the general public
- Ability to apply agency policy and procedure while working with individuals
- Ability to clearly document written accounts of your sessions within the required timeframe
- Commitment to be sensitive and maintain professional boundaries in the family atmosphere and ability to communicate clearly with the family and the individual
- Commitment to providing a person-centered care approach
- Ability to work independently
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