Client Support Coordinator Part-Time 12-20 hours a week Full-Time Schedule 30-38 hours a week Naugatuck, Wolcott, Waterbury, Watertown CT - Family Options, Inc.

Part Time positions available (12-20 hours a week)

Full Time positions available (30-38 hours a week)

Benefits We Offer

• Meaningful, Life Changing Careers
• Competitive Pay (starting @ $17.25/hr., $18.25/hr. plus 16 hours of PTO after med certification)
• Pleasant, Supportive Atmosphere in a Casual Work Environment
• Employee Paid Time Off
• Employee Medical Health Benefits
• Salary Based Life Insurance
• 401(k) Employee Retirement Plan

Maybe you are the right person to join our team.

Maybe you are someone who has been working in this field, or has previously worked as a Client Support Coordinator and is looking for fresh start with a new team? Maybe you always wanted to make a difference in your life and work? Maybe you are genuinely concerned about the needs and interests of others? Maybe you have the right heart and spirit to be part of the rewarding field of human services? Client Support Coordinator (CSCs) are people like you who work directly with intellectually and developmentally disabled persons with a heart to serve and a passion to encourage opportunities for personal expression. Human service workers are dedicated to providing care and support for adults with disabilities in their home and community. Whether you have little or no experience at all, Family Options is committed to hiring and training the right people.

The Client Support Coordinator (CSC} is the primary point of service direct care worker responsible to support adults with disabilities of all ages to lead self-directed lives and contribute to their communities. The CSC is responsible to assure that quality supports and consistent services are provided to people with disabilities in their homes and communities. General responsibilities include coaching and counseling; assisting with social, recreational, and educational activities; providing medical, nutritional, and behavioral support; including but not limited to lifting, walking with, transferring, and transporting individuals.

About Our Mission

Family Options, Inc. is a non-profit Christian Agency founded on the solid teachings of Jesus Christ. We are dedicated to providing all men, women, and children regardless of abilities or disabilities, or religious affiliation with quality supports to become active members in their communities, to build and sustain meaningful relationships with family and friends, and to succeed with their individual, educational, professional, and personal goals.

Our Agency will provide quality services that emphasize our strong commitment to community services. Our programs emphasize our strong commitment to providing residential, day, vocational, recreational and support services which are individualized, community based, integrated, family orientated, compassionate, and the least restrictive possible. Our vision is to have a positive impact on lives all over the globe.
you want to know more about what it's like to work here, check us out at www.familyoptionsjc.com

What We are Looking for in a Client Support Coordinator

Experienced CSCs are encouraged to apply; however, we will also train the right people who fit this culture. We are seeking a friendly, helpful, patience, and compassionate person, who is genuinely caring, will prioritize others over themselves, and can align with the following essential traits of outstanding Client Support Coordinator:

• Someone who has a desire to join a mission based organization; and is friendly, compassionate, and genuinely cares for and appreciates people.

• Someone who can work with positivity in teams as well as independently.

• Someone who is super reliable and has no difficulty showing up for work every day on time, even in inclement weather (typical to New England) in order to relieve other trained direct care workers on duty.

• Someone who values integrity, who is honest, faithful, and trustworthy; and demonstrates a dedicated work ethic.

• Someone who is kind, patient, and flexible; and also good at observing for other’s needs, while listening to others, and promoting personal choice and expression.

• Someone who is motivated and self-directed to follow assignments and take initiative when individuals need assistance and things need to be done.

• Someone who can be flexible with your schedule and availability to work due to the nature of 24-hour care for individuals requiring high levels of support.

• Someone who is coach-able, interested in personal development, eager to learn and willing to ask questions.

What a Client Support Coordinator will be doing

• Providing consistent care and assistance for individuals with disabilities, and behavioral living in homes shared with other residents.
• Providing personal care and support which typically includes bathing, dressing, and full assistance with personal hygiene.
• Providing support and assistance which typically includes general housekeeping, laundry, cleaning, and simple household maintenance within a group home type setting.
• Assisting individuals with every aspect of daily living skills and activities, such as banking, recreational outings, grocery shopping, and general to-do responsibilities.
• Providing monitoring and support for safety for individuals with disabilities which typically involves following care plans, administering medications, and attending doctor visits.
• Providing your full focus and attention for the safety, support, and welfare of the individuals served by putting your personal cell phone away while on duty.
• Assisting with program strategies and recreation activities in the home and the community.
• Providing crisis management & intervention at times for medical needs, behaviors, and other daily support challenges.
• Supporting meal planning, cooking, and other preparations in accordance with dietary and nutritional guidelines.
• Assisting with money management, shopping, and purchasing for individual's personal needs and supplies.
• Providing safe transportation into the community which may include driving an oversize multi-passenger van. Training is provided and this does not require any commercial driver’s license.
• Reading and understanding English in order to follow care guidelines, program plans and procedures, and complete required daily documentation.
• Investing a lot of time learning about the people you serve in order to better meet their support needs.
• Regularly completing required monthly and annual training in order to be better equipped for your job – while also maintaining specific competencies and compliance to regulations for all direct support workers.
• Participating in monthly staff meetings and contributing to a successful team process.
• Paying close attention to detail and being comfortable working with a computer, which is necessary to support our clientele’s needs (training is provided).
• Providing for the safeguard & protection of individual’s personal property, rights, and privacy.
• Performing various assignments and demands of a physical nature, which may include the lifting and transferring of heavy weight – at times in excess of 100 pounds, with, or without the use of adaptive or mechanical equipment, or staff assistance.

The following certifications will need to be obtained and approved within company policy guidelines:

• Med Certification-State Medication Administration Certification
• CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• PMT – Physical Management Techniques
• Valid Driver's License

Full Time Positions Available: (typically 30-hours to 38-hours over a 4-5 days per week) includes weekday weekends, and evening hours in a residential based home for Adults with Behavioral, and Disabilities.

Part Time Positions Available: (typically 12-20 hours to 24-hours over 2-5 days per week) includes weekday (early hours), weekend, and evening hours in a residential based home for Adults with Disabilities.

Locations Available:

• Watertown, CT 06795
• Waterbury, CT 06708
• Naugatuck, CT 06770
• Wolcott, CT 06716