WellLife Network is one of the region’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, with 1700+ employees in more than 100 locations throughout the New York and Long Island.

A career at WellLife Network can be very rewarding. The knowledge that your efforts make a difference in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals each year makes WellLife Network the ideal setting to put your talents to work.

WellLife Network offers a diverse range of career opportunities, competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work for a well-regarded organization in New York State. Through our broad array of health and human services, WellLife Network offers positions in the fields of Behavioral Health, Disabilities, Housing, Youth and Family Services, Addiction Recovery, Care Management, Vocational and Administrative Services.

WellLife Network provides employees with a diverse range of health and welfare, leave and time-off, continuing education, professional development, and retirement benefit matching programs, to ensure market competitiveness, and be responsive to employees’ needs.

Position Summary: The Assistant Habilitation Specialist assists with the operation of the classroom

Salary: $18.16 per hour

Position Summary: The Assistant Habilitation Specialist assists with the operation of the classroom

Essential Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for ensuring that all unit activities enhance and support each person’s social responsibility, independence, dignity, and continued growth.
2. Implement goals designed to maximize each participant’s level of independence, as determined by the IDT.
3. In addition to providing training in activities of daily living, the Assistant Habilitation Specialist may be required to perform these activities for individuals requiring total support. Specifically, staff may need to perform all aspects of the task (shaving, toileting, hand washing, tooth brushing, etc.).
4. Monitor participants progress by collecting and documenting performance data.
5. Serve as a positive role model for participants in a variety of program and community settings.
6. Provide behavioral interventions when necessary, following the least restrictive OPWDD approved techniques, required by the situation.
7. Must successfully complete and perform all techniques required in AMAP, SCIP, CPR, First Aid.
8. Implement the established activity schedule for each consumer.
9. Must have an understanding of all paperwork required and be able to complete all paperwork in the absence of the Habilitation Specialist. This may only occur with direct support from the Supervising Habilitation Specialist.
10. Ensure that the unit is clean, safe, stimulating, and appropriately decorated at all times.
11. Supervise participants lunch periods. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, feeding participants, assisting in the unwrapping of food items, opening containers, and providing verbal and physical support.
12. Participate in various appointments (medical, psychiatric, etc.) for assigned participants as required.
13. Must be able to physically interact with the program individuals, negotiate the environment independently including assisting in all SCIP interventions, emergency CPR, AMAP, and/or first aid techniques and fire drills.
14. Maintain Confidentiality at all times
15. Caseload and location are subject to change.
16. Other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Valid NYS driver’s license, High School Diploma/GED required and experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred.

Please apply on the Well Life career website and select the referral source as NYCHA: www.welllifenetwork.org/careers