Easterseals Central Texas
Location
Austin, TX | United States
Job description
Would you love to have a positive impact on your local community while working at a wonderful human services nonprofit? Easterseals Central Texas , a member of the Fedcap Group, in Austin, TX is calling all compassionate and warm-hearted communicators to apply to join our deaf habilitation team as a full-time Program Specialist - Special Needs !
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM
We are a national human services nonprofit that takes great care of our employees as well as our clients . We pay our Program Specialists - Special Needs a competitive wage . Our deaf habilitation team also enjoys fantastic benefits , including medical, dental, vision, group life, voluntary life insurance/accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and a retirement plan (403(b) . A ROTH option is also available. Plus, we make it easy to apply with our initial quick mobile-optimized application . If we have your attention, please continue reading!
WE ARE EASTERSEALS CENTRAL TEXAS
Easterseals Central Texas began in 1937 as the Texas Society for Crippled Children. In 1949, a small building was dedicated as the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center serving a small population of Central Texas residents. Almost twenty years later, we became the Capital Area Rehabilitation Center, expanding our services, programs, and the persons served. Today, our services are focused on multiple areas of care that create successful outcomes for clients from birth to advanced age. Our mission is to change the way the world defines and views disabilities by making profound, positive differences in people's everyday lives.
Our nonprofit's services are only as effective as the quality of the people who make up our team. To achieve our mission, we strive to attract and retain talented and committed staff who believe in our cause. This is why we provide competitive compensation, great benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional growth for our Program Specialists - Special Needs.
ARE YOU A GOOD FIT?
Ask yourself: Do you want a job that is fulfilling and can help you improve your communication skills ? Are you patient, empathetic, and a great listener? Can you maintain optimism throughout challenging circumstances? Do you want to make a difference in your community? If so, please consider applying for this Program Specialist - Special Needs position today!
YOUR LIFE AS A PROGRAM SPECIALIST - SPECIAL NEEDS
This deaf habilitation position with our human services nonprofit works full-time.
As a Program Specialist - Special Needs at the Vaughn House , you work at a nonprofit that helps adults who are deaf and have intellectual and developmental disabilities. You ensure client participation in daily activities, including community-based outings with social and recreational activities. Each day you assist the Day Habilitation Program Manager with scheduling and assigning daily tasks and responsibilities. In this specialist role, you are responsible for compliance with required training, not limited to CPR/First Aid, safety, infectious disease, and de-escalation techniques.
Your special needs program implementation is phenomenal! The services, activities, and programs you implement for the hard of hearing or those with special needs support individual goals and behavior plans. Every day you monitor and respond accordingly to those exhibiting unusual aggressive or high-risk behavior. You follow all reporting guidelines related to incidents and exercise patience for those you serve. When you work, you help create opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live satisfying, independent, and productive lives. Through this deaf and special needs program role, you build strong friendships that can last a lifetime. You realize that working with this human services nonprofit is vastly important and know that you are making a difference in your clients' lives.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
We would love to have someone with previous deaf habilitation experience. We need a compassionate individual who is looking to make a difference in the world. If you can meet these requirements and perform this in this Program Specialist - Special Needs role as described above, we would be happy to have you as part of our human services nonprofit!
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