If you are someone who enjoys offering a creative, energetic, and caring environment to individuals with barriers to independence, you may be interested in a Supported Community Living Associate position with Goodwill of the Heartland.
Our Supported Community Living Associate is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with program participants, as well as finding and utilizing community resources that may benefit our program participants. This is a role that helps to identify the treatment and service needs of each participant in our program, as well as monitoring and evaluating the progress of the treatment plan, assisting and facilitating as appropriate. This position helps to manage expenses, bill hours, and write high quality case notes. They assist the Supported Community Living Specialist with service plan developments and progress reports.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with clients.
- Identify and maintain current information about community resources that may benefit program participants.
- Identify treatment and service needs of each individual served.
- Monitor and evaluate progress of the treatment plan, assisting and facilitating as appropriate.
- Monitor and control expenses and ensure efficiency in rehabilitation services, including billable hours and client funding.
- Write quality case notes and assist SCL Specialist with ISP Development and Progress Reports.
- Provide transportation to participants as needed.
- Have access to a safe, reliable vehicle.
Goodwill of the Heartland offers competitive benefits, including:
- Competitive PTO
- Strong team culture
- Retirement package with employer contributions after one year
- Health/Vision/Dental insurance
- Generous store discount
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Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or GED required
- Six months experience in training and/or rehabilitation required. Post-secondary education may be substituted for experience requirement.
- Reliable vehicle, valid Iowa driver’s license, proof of auto-insurance, and successful completion of a motor vehicle record screening, dependent and adult child abuse, and criminal background check
The schedule for our Supported Community Living Associate is Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, 40 hours a week. Travel between participant locations is required. The starting wage for the position is $16.78.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Six months experience in training and/or rehabilitation (or post-secondary education substituted)
- Access to a safe, reliable vehicle and ability to provide transportation to participants
- Valid Iowa driver's license
- Proof of auto insurance
- Successful completion of motor vehicle record screening
- Successful completion of dependent and adult child abuse background check
- Successful completion of criminal background check
- Post-secondary education (may be substituted for experience)
What We Do
Goodwill of the Heartland is a nonprofit organization that helps people reach their full potential through education, training, and the power of work. It provides skills for living, job training, and various support programs. The organization operates 19 retail locations and an eCommerce department to fund its community-based initiatives, including employment placement services, aimed at removing barriers to employment and independence.
