Support Specialist - Clarvida
Washington, PA 15301
About the Job
Description
About Your Role:
As a Support Specialist, you will be responsible for working with adults on acquiring, developing, and increasing social engagement and independent living skills, and increased interaction in the community and home settings. This position works to reduce problem behaviors that impede functioning.
Serving the following areas: Washington County (Washington, PA and Charleroi, PA)
Perks of this role:
- Competitive pay starting at $18.00/hour (billable rate)
- Mileage reimbursement
Does the following apply to you?
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Must complete all required trainings developed by the Bureau of Autism Services for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (AAW); must complete all required trainings developed by the Intellectual Disabilities Department, specifically pre/in-service training based on consumer’s Individual Support Plan (IDD)
- Must be willing and able to transport consumers in your own vehicle.
Preferred education and experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Counseling, Criminology, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or other related field is preferred
Additional Requirements/Qualifications:
- Must possess a valid driver’s license for the purpose of transporting consumers (AERI programs only)
- Must possess proof of automobile insurance
- Must be proficient in use of electronic health record system
- Must be able to make sound decisions to support consumers in a calm and timely manner; must be able to utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities based upon consumer needs, and react quickly to prevent consumer injury or injury to another due to consumer behavior
What we offer:
Full Time Employees:
- Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
- Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
- up to 10 Paid holidays*
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
- DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday*
- Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements
All Employees:
- 401K
- Free licensure supervision
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance program
- Perks @ Clarvida - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cellphone stipend
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*benefit option varies by State/County
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To Learn More About Us:
Clarvida is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
We encourage job seekers to be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment activities that are on the rise across the healthcare industry. Communication about legitimate Clarvida job opportunities will only come from an authorized Clarvida.com email address or a personal LinkedIn account that is associated with a Clarvida.com email address. Clarvida recruiters will never charge application fees, conduct interviews via chat rooms, or extend job offers without a thorough recruitment process.
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