Pre Vocational DSP

Summary:

Under the supervision of the Community Based Program Prevocational Coordinator, the Prevoc. DSP is responsible for providing service coordination to individuals who are participating in the Prevocational program. Organize, implement and train the participants with workshops to provide job and living skills.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reports to the Community Based Program Coordinator.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with staff as well as clients from EL Camino Cafe.
• Provides on-going service to individuals in a caseload up to 8.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individuals vocational goals.
• Attend formal and informal training.
• Provides advocacy according to the participants’ needs.
• Provide supervision for individuals.
• Maintains up-to-date program notes and outcome notes for participants assigned daily as required by agency and OPWDD.
• As needed, transports individual to volunteer activities.
• Transports individuals back and forth to program daily.
• Maintain agency vehicles to ensure safety. Submits all gas receipts to Coordinator.
• Assists consumers in and out of the van during activities.
• Ensuring that fire safety needs are met, including participation in quarterly fire drills or as needed.
• Ensures the safety of individuals at always met.
• Attend mandatory training and/or meetings as scheduled.
• Reports and complete notables as necessary.
• Maintains up to date all training necessary, first aid and CPR certifications.
• Assist participants with El Camino Café Day to day activities, such as prepping for sandwiches, drinks and cleaning of the cafe.
• Assist individuals with volunteer opportunities to develop regular work and soft skills.
• All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Authority:

The employee exercises considerable initiative and independence in scheduling meetings with program participants, referring agencies, and attending training seminars. Maintain the competitive framework of this program as established by policies and procedures of the agency and OPWDD.

Position Qualifications:

Competency Statement(s)

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Developing Others-Ability to teach or foster the development of others, giving constructive feedback and reassurance after problems.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate professionalism conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Interpersonal-Ability/desire to understand others’ attitudes/interests/needs/nonverbal behavior, listening skills, and understanding strengths/limitations of others.

Competency Statements Continued:

• Leadership- Ability to Motivate, influence, and support others to accomplish team and organizational goals.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Teamwork – Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others, being part of a formal/informal team, solicits input, credits others, may require group conflict resolutions skills and/or motivating others.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

Skills and Abilities:

• High school diploma.
• Current NY State driver’s license.
• Experience working with community human service providers and working with Developmentally Disabled population.
• Knowledge of community human service providers.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
• A combination of training and experience other than the specified, if judged to be adequate for the job, may be accepted by the President and CEO

Physical Demands:

The position does require occasional standing, squatting, lifting of up to approximately 10 lbs.

I have received, read, understood and will comply with the contents of this job description;

Employee Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _________________________

Ibero American Action League is committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy expressly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, veteran status or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.

Revised 3/2012