Children's SOLA Direct Care Provider Lead - Attendant Counselor 3 - Initial target salary $45,852

Want to put your compassion to work? Are you eager and ready to coach, teach, mentor, and support children and youth with developmental disabilities? Consider this exciting opportunity!

Children’s State-Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) within the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) has an opportunity for a Direct Care Provider Lead. In this role, you'll be a shift charge and take lead in providing care for children with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities who may exhibit challenging behaviors.

We need your passion, skills, and positive attitude to provide support, personal care, supervision, and training to children in their homes. Each of our clients has unique support needs. Your support may include teaching daily living skills, performing personal care and household tasks, facilitating community integration and relationship building, as well as assisting with medication administration and managing behaviors.

This opportunity provides paid training, excellent benefits, and a chance to develop your leadership skills as you face new challenges every day. If you are ready to make an incredible difference in the lives of children and youths, come and be part of our close-knit hard-working multidisciplinary team of professionals in Spokane, WA. Apply today and join us in our mission to Transform Lives!

Learn more about SOLA here (Download PDF reader).

You'll Get Competitive Pay and Great State Benefits As You:

• Take lead in providing specialized care, support, coaching, and mentoring to children with developmental disabilities.
• Implement individualized behavior support plans and take lead in handling behavioral challenges on your shift.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and verbal feedback to Direct Care providers on your shift.
• Monitor staff and ensure that care is provided according to each individual’s care plan
• Ensure all care, health, safety, and environmental issues are communicated timely and appropriately.
• Observe, document, and report changes in behavior as well as in physical and mental conditions.
• Transport and accompany clients to various appointments and community outings.
• Review, collect, and record participant information and report information that is vital and/or pertinent to home management
• Utilize an electronic data system to maintain client records and other reports

What we are looking for:
Professionals with a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and at least two years of experience working with individuals with disabilities within:

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  Behavioral Health facilities
• Nursing Homes
• Mental Health facilities
• Hospitals
• Residential settings

Or, two years of experience as an Attendant Counselor 1

Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working with individuals, especially children and youth, with intellectual disabilities is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to promote and maintain a positive reinforcing environment
• Positive Leadership Skills
• Ability and willingness to work with children with developmental disabilities and mental illness who may exhibit challenging behavior.
• Strong work ethic, with a collaborative mindset
• Demonstrated understanding and competence in all aspects of Therapeutic Options training in daily work assignments

We need you to help us help others! If we have caught your eye, we want to hear from you!

Interested? Simply fill out our application today and attach your resume and three references. That's it! We want to make this easy for you. Interviews are scheduled weekly.

Note: Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Any offer of employment is contingent upon verification of your vaccine status. Please note medical or religious accommodation may be available once an offer of employment is made.

Questions about this opportunity? Please contact chris.pulley@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 03398.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

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