Program Assistant (Part-Time)

The Program Assistant is responsible for overseeing participants enrolled in our Life Skills Training Center programs, assisting them in learning and developing essential life skills.

Essential Duties + Responsibilities:

• Ensures safety of program participants while at program site, agency location, and community volunteer jobs. Reports incidents to Director of LSTC
• Trains program participants to perform volunteer tasks and community integration skills to the best of their abilities within the JCC and community volunteer activities
• Acts as liaison between the volunteer site staff and program participants
• Prompts participants to interact appropriately with peers and with all persons at primary site and all other agencies, community volunteer sites, and all other hub sites
• Facilitates social and recreational activities for participants on a daily basis
• Manages required documentation, including attendance, goal sheets, ABC forms, and daily logs
• Appropriately completes all required documentation training and mandatory training, and personally ensures that their attendance is scheduled per deadlines. Accompanying certifications (CPR; SCIP; First Aid) are to be sustained and scheduled as per required time-frames

Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year of experience supporting people with developmental disabilities is required
• High School Diploma or GED
• Knowledge of state funding streams, including OPWDD, Medicaid, ISS, SSI, and OMH Services
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, and ability to speak, read, and write effectively
• Ability to maintain HIPAA confidentiality and exercise discretion when discussing clients
• Demonstrate detail orientation
• Exhibit patience, initiative, enthusiasm, adaptability, and resourcefulness
• Able to effectively develop and document behavior management protocols
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Internet, and/or database management
• Valid clean NYS Driver’s License. Able to safely operate a 10-passenger van
• First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training preferred