Verland · 13 hours ago
Day Program Instructor
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelVerland is looking to grow their exceptional team with a full-time Day Program Instructor in Sewickley, PA. This role involves leading the Adult Training Facility programming and goal implementation for individuals in a classroom setting, collaborating with the Day Program Specialist to ensure effective adult day program activities and support for residents' personal and self-care tasks.
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Responsibilities
Oversees and trains Direct Support Professionals, Life Skills Trainers, Vocational Trainers, Team Leads, Adult Training Professionals, and all other professionals providing day program activities while in the ATF, community, and home
Consistently conducts themselves with professionalism and leadership in all areas of client care and communication
Assists in feeding individuals and ensures appropriate diet consistencies that are aligned with physicians’ orders
Implements, monitors, and provides feedback on the goal plans for assigned individuals alongside the Day Program Specialist and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)
Provides individual and/or small group age-appropriate functional training activities such as: self-help, language development, perceptual motor development, and simple academic and vocational work activities
Drives agency vehicles as needed (transporting participants for community engagement, events, etc.)
Collaborates with the Day Program Specialist to implement lesson plans, skill development objectives, and obtaining goal data. Completes documentation as needed
Consistently utilizes a hands-on approach to manage the day-to-day operations of the classroom to ensure the daily programs and activities are carried out and ensures all materials/supplies needed for the classrooms are available
Regularly provides in-services and guidance to ATF classroom staff as necessary, in collaboration with other departments and disciplines
Provides a safe, healthy, and clean environment for the individuals and works at all times to ensure and promote the health, safety, and mental/emotional welfare of the individuals using support services
Participates in the Incident Management process, as necessary
Actively collaborates with House Managers to discuss job performance concerns for any staff member who participates in any day program activity
Member of management on call list, tier two
Performs other job-related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Experience in leading and implementing programming for individuals in a classroom setting
Ability to oversee and train Direct Support Professionals and other staff
Strong communication skills and professionalism in client care
Experience in providing functional training activities such as self-help and language development
Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
Experience in managing day-to-day operations of a classroom
Ability to provide a safe and healthy environment for individuals
Participation in incident management processes
Ability to perform other job-related duties as required
Benefits
Health (UPMC), Dental and Vision Insurances (1st of the month following 30 days from start date)
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (HSA)
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
403b – Traditional and Roth with Company Match
Tuition Reimbursement (for core positions)
Competitive PTO Plan
8 Paid Holidays
Incentive in lieu of Medical coverage
Career Development
Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Mental Health Resources and Support
Company
Verland
We are a non-profit family of person-centered, community homes and services supporting over 200 individuals with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have multiple physical challenges.
Founded in 1978
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Leland Sapp
Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Bogats
Chief Financial Officer
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