Careers
Positions Available
Purpose
Provide person-centered, community-inclusive supports through new skill building, employment exploration, support, development, and Customized Employment. Occasionally provide life enrichment activities and Community Life Engagement activities. Provide training and support services including positive approaches to learning, systematic instruction, behavioral intervention, and self-care needs. Provides transportation services for individuals as needed.
Key Expectations
- Standards of Conduct and Workplace Behavior - All PHASE-Industries employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on PHASE-Industries’ Code of Ethics and Employee Handbook. Knowledge of, and consistent application of, Participant’s Rights.
- Person-Centered Practices - Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to and for people who receive support; implement support & facilitation strategies that, at all times, supports person-centered thinking, practices and informed choice. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas. Challenge & support co-workers and supervisors to use person-centered practices.
- Safety: Actively participate in ensuring a safe and healthy workplace at all times. Comply with safety policies and procedures and adhere to safe work practices. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers, and Individuals served safety and health. Report any hazards, injuries, or illnesses immediately to your supervisor. Will not place others at risk by any act or omission or interfere with safety equipment. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.
Essential Functions
- Direct Support Care - Act as the primary practitioner of direct support for the individuals on assigned caseload, using a person-centered approach. Direct support includes working directly with individual(s) to support them in achieving their objectives and goals, as stated in their Plan, in a manner that is consistent with the spirit of partnership, therapeutic engagement, and professional conduct. Direct support services shall be delivered consistent with the individual’s chosen communication style, language, culture, identity, choices, and preferences.
Direct support may include support in lifting and transferring individuals to/from wheelchairs, as well as carrying out self-care and support services (assistance in using the bathroom, eating, personal hygiene needs). Provide wheelchair safety supports, transferring individuals to/from the vehicles. Provide therapeutic engagement for behavioral support needs, provide de-escalation and intervention as needed. Provide therapeutic programming as recommended by OT, PT, and speech therapies.
- Assist in directly facilitating personal enrichment, community life engagement and other personally meaningful supports to persons accessing services that is consistent with individual SSP/Addendum, SMA, IAPP goals, objectives and schedules. Observes and records participant’s progress and behavior as directed. Provide input and recommendations for individual SSP/Addendums, SMAs, IAPP goals, objectives and planning as directed. Assists with physical therapy and occupational therapy activities consistent with individual SSP/Addendum, SMA, vocational goals.
- Employment Support – Minimum 75% of time spent supporting individuals will be spent on Employment Support services. This includes all four phases of the E1MN Framework (Engage, Plan, Find, Keep). Specialists will help participants make an informed choice about work. They will help participants develop an employment plan by helping participants discover their personal skills, interests, strengths, contributions and conditions for success. The Specialist will match this information with business needs to customize job matches. In addition, the Specialist will provide ongoing support to individuals to maintain their employment. Each Specialist will be responsible to assist 2-3 individuals served through the customized employment path and successfully place at least 1 individual in a competitive, integrated job each month.
- Dispense Medication - Certified to pass medications and perform specific medicinal treatments/cares according to individual need.
- Facilitate the daily operations and meet the needs/use of assigned program site & equipment/vehicles, if any. Assist in general cleaning and caretaking of the building (loading dishwasher, doing laundry, picking up work materials at the end of the day, cleaning and maintaining the refrigerator, etc.).
- Communication – Speak clearly; listen to others; write effectively; establish positive relationships; act with integrity; establish trust; demonstrate a high level of respect and patience with Individuals served and coworkers. Communicates with other program staff and residential staff on a daily, or as needed basis, regarding program issues, caseload issues, staffing, and other related information.
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention - Be knowledgeable about crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution techniques and match such techniques to circumstances and individuals. Identify the crisis, defuse the situation, evaluate, and determine an intervention strategy and contacts necessary supports. Continue to monitor crisis situations, discussing the incident with authorized staff and person(s) served, adjusting support and the environment, and complying with regulations for reporting. Use appropriate first aid/safety procedures when responding to emergencies.
- Lead with a service focus – Set the example for and lead others in focusing on providing excellent service for people served, their families, and all other people who support them; etc.
- Provide transportation services as designated to best accommodate needs of the individual, driving schedule, drive and/or ride along on route, as needed or assigned.
- Complete all required annual training on time using PHASE-Industries’ online learning management system or alternate delivery method if offered.
- Ensure that all required documentation and paperwork is completed accurately and according to current statute and regulations.
- Represent PHASE-Industries and the programs/services offered within the local and surrounding community in a manner that promotes the organization.
- Complies with PHASE-Industries’ policies and procedures.
Purpose
Provide person-centered, community inclusive support that helps a person develop and maintain essential and personally enriching life experiences. Facilitate occupational development, life enrichment activities and recreational/leisure activities. Provide training and support services including positive approaches to learning, systematic instruction, behavioral intervention, and self-care needs. Provides transportation services for individuals.
Key Expectations
- Standards of Conduct and Workplace Behavior - All PHASE-Industries employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on PHASE-Industries’ Code of Ethics and Employee Handbook. Knowledge of, and consistent application of, Participant’s Rights.
- Person-Centered Practices - Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify what is important to and for people who receive support; implement support & facilitation strategies that, at all times, supports person-centered thinking, practices and informed choice. Learn and independently implement Person-Centered practices. Challenge co-workers and supervisors to use person-centered practices.
- Safety: Participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace. Comply with safety policies and procedures and adhere to safe work practices. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers, and Individuals served safety and health. Report any hazards, injuries, or illnesses immediately to your supervisor. Will not place others at risk by any act or omission or interfere with safety equipment. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.
Essential Functions
- Direct Support Care - Act as the primary practitioner of direct support for the individuals on assigned caseload, using a person-centered approach. Direct support includes working directly with individual(s) to support them in achieving their objectives and goals, as stated in their Plan, in a manner that is consistent with the spirit of partnership, therapeutic engagement, and professional conduct. Direct support services shall be delivered consistent with the individual’s chosen communication style, language, culture, identity, choices, and preferences. Provide therapeutic support for behavioral concerns, provide de-escalation and intervention as needed. Provide therapeutic programming as recommended by OT, PT, and speech therapies.
- Direct support may include lifting and transferring individuals to/from wheelchairs, as well as carrying out self-care and support services (assistance in using bathroom, feeding, personal hygiene needs) as designated by the person’s preferred schedule. Assist with securing wheelchairs, transferring individuals to/from PI vehicles and public transportation vehicles.
- Assist in promoting community connections providing domestic, community and leisure skills training and teaching to persons served, consistent with individual SP/Addendum, SMA, IAPP goals, objectives and schedules. Observes and records participant’s progress and behavior as directed. Provides input into individual’s SP/Addendum, SMA, IAPP goals, objectives and planning as directed. Assists with physical therapy and occupational therapy activities consistent with individual SP/Addendum, SMA, vocational goals.
- Complete job task analysis and implement community-based employment training programs, as assigned.
- Provide customized person-centered support that links to an individual’s informed choices and program/outcome plans.
- Coordinate with DSP Specialist 1 and DSP Specialist 2 to possess real-time working knowledge of participant’s plans who are pursuing various stages of the Engage, Plan, Find, Keep framework.
- Assists with physical therapy and occupational therapy activities consistent with individual CSSP/Addendum, SMA, IAPP goals.
- Remote Services – On occasion, due to weather conditions, illness, or other situations causing the temporary closing of a licensed site, providing services through remote means may be necessary to ensure continuity of care with Individuals served.
- Dispense Medication - Certified to pass medications and perform specific medicinal treatments/cares according to individual need.
- Support the daily operations and needs of the program. Assist in general cleaning and caretaking of the building (loading dishwasher, doing laundry, picking up work materials at the end of the day, cleaning and maintaining the refrigerator, etc.).
- Communication – Use Effective Communication Model in coordinating work, agreements and discussions with fellow team members. Speak clearly; listen to others; write effectively; establish relationships; act with integrity; establish trust; demonstrate a high level of respect and patience with Individuals served and coworkers. Communicates with other program staff and residential staff on a daily, or as needed basis, regarding program issues, caseload issues, staffing, and other related information.
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention - Be knowledgeable about crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution techniques and match such techniques to circumstances and individuals. Identify the crisis, defuse the situation, evaluate, and determine an intervention strategy and contacts necessary supports. Continue to monitor crisis situations, discussing the incident with authorized staff and person(s) served, adjusting support and the environment, and complying with regulations for reporting. Use appropriate first aid/safety procedures when responding to emergencies.
- Lead with a service focus – Set the example for and lead others in focusing on providing excellent service for people served, their families, and all other people who support them, etc.
- Assist individuals in accessing transportation to meet their needs. Provide transportation services as designated by the driving schedule, schedule of persons served drive and/or ride along on route, as needed or assigned. May be required to utilize personal vehicle at times in the support of persons served.
- Complete all required annual and assigned training on time using PHASE-Industries’ online learning management system or alternate delivery method if offered.
- Ensure that all required documentation and paperwork is completed accurately and according to current statute and regulations.
- Represent PHASE-Industries and the programs/services offered within the local and surrounding community in a manner that promotes the organization and the rights & dignity of persons served and individuals with disabilities.
- Complies with PHASE-Industries policies and procedures.
We have positions that are opening due to growth and increased enrollments. We are always accepting applications and if a position should become available in the future, the opening will be posted here.
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