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Goodwill Hawaii · 2 months ago

Support Specialist (Intellectual Disability Services)

Honolulu, HI, US

Full-time, Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$16.50/hr - $18/hr

0+ years exp

Goodwill Hawaii is a non-profit agency dedicated to helping individuals with employment barriers achieve self-sufficiency. The Support Specialist role involves providing direct support to program participants in Adult Day Health programs, empowering them to make informed decisions and assisting them in achieving their goals.

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Responsibilities

Empowers participants to make informed decisions by providing necessary information and support

Communicates effectively with participants by using active listening, verbal and non-verbal strategies and a respectful tone and approach

Applies formal and informal assessments processes that will assist the participant to achieve desired goals and outcomes

Assists participants to build a network of formal and informal supports by accessing community resources, public and private services

Uses effective advocacy strategies to assist participants in exercising individual, legal, and administrative rights

Implements positive preventions and interventions to manage and diffuse crisis situations

Maintains confidential and accurate records by collecting, compiling, evaluating data and completing reports in a timely fashion

Provides transportation to the participants

Engages in professional development activities including education, training, and shares knowledge with others

Encourages participants to explore desired employment opportunities, identify barriers to employment, solutions to overcome barriers, and career planning resources

Qualification

CPR/First Aid certificationAssessment skillsEffective communicationAdvocacy strategiesCrisis managementRecord keepingCommunity resource accessProfessional developmentCareer planning