Level Ii Support Specialist - Essex County, NJ, United States - Olive Branch Support Services, LLC

Description

Olive Branch believes that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide in-home support to individuals with brain injuries. We strive to match your skills to the needs supports of each case. This provides maximum success both for you and the individual served. We serve with compassion and understanding regardless of the physical, cognitive, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they may face.


Part-time Brain Injury Support Specialist II to provide in-home support to assist Traumatic Brain Injured individuals develop various skills in order to be as independent as possible in their home and community. We use compensatory skills to learn new ways of completing tasks. Every individual receives tailored services based on their special needs, so each day, each client is unique. Staff work with - 2 individuals a week for 2+ hours each, depending on the person's needs. All services are provided in the client's home.
MUST BE Comfortable driving to/from 1-2x per week to:Hasbrouck Heights and Caldwell, NJ.


Responsibilities:

Goals will be defined by supervisor and clients.

You will partner with each client, addressing their household responsibilities such as timely payments, daily routine, scheduling, form completion, comprehension, paperwork organizing, phone call supervision to ensure they are articulating their needs and asking appropriate questions to make informed decisions.

Where applicable, you will either supervise current strategies for reinforcement and consistency or creating new compensatory strategies for a given task or issue.

• Benefits include, but are not limited to:_
• Ongoing training
• Parttime options to match you to a position that fits your lifestyle and helps you achieve worklife balance.
• Accruals beginning after 90 days of employment.
• Professional development bonuses for 1+ years of service.
• Qualifications:_

Minimum Requirements for Brain Injury Support Specialist I:


Education:

College degree showing how the degree would transfer into supporting this population.


Experience:

A minimum of 12 months experience working with the TBI population or a similar field with similar characteristics.

Must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid driver's license, proof of NJ auto insurance and responsible driving behaviors must be maintained.

Competence in writing, planning, organization and documentation. Creativity, initiative and flexibility as well as time management and communication skills are required. The ability to communicate with families, professionals and co-workers is a must. The ability to demonstrate positive client interaction skills is essential.


Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
$ $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: - 5 per week


Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• What does a person with a TBI look like to you? Can you describe some issues they may have?
• The clients live in the following areas: Hasbrouck Heights and Caldwell, NJ Are you comfortable visiting clients in these towns for 23 hours per visit per week?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Direct support: 2 years (required)
• TBI or similar: 1 year (required)

Language:

• English (required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Essex County, NJ: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person