ADULT PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Direct Support Professional (Adult Program Assistant)

St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities. We are currently seeking an Adult Program Assistant who will be responsible for the safety and well being of adult program participants. Work requires patience, compassion, understanding and the desire to help individuals with disabilities become as self-sufficient as possible.

Examples of Essential Functions : .

• Provide daily assistance to adult participants in areas such as physical care, toileting, feeding, medication administration, mobility and other daily activities. Such assistance may require the ability to keep up with running program participants and or to lift or to assist with lifting adult program participants is essential to perform this task.
• Plan and provide age appropriate activities for adult program participants with Adult Program Coordinators.
• May provide job development, coaching, or support for paid and / or volunteer work for program participant(s).
• May provide initial and ongoing training, coaching, mentoring and counseling in areas of appropriate work attitudes and skills specific to the individual's employment.
• Provide instruction in use of public transportation
• Communicate with key stakeholders as needed to report on the program participant's progress, needs, health, etc.

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