Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?
We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:
General Position Description: Provides supports and assists to individuals with intellectual, physical and/or developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Regulatory:
Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Problem solves in a professional and engaging manner. Offer options and solutions and give feedback in a constructive manner. Must be self-directed and be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Maintains a professional in appearance, communications, and actions. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Basic knowledge of healthcare policies, practices, and procedures. Possess a high level of computer proficiency. Able to remain calm in emergency situations.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): In home, day program, or group home environments. May required visiting different sites or homes for member care. Driving to member homes and other locations on a regular basis. Interacts with employees and members on a daily basis. Able to lift up to 50lbs to support member care. Visual acuity to assess the wellbeing of members and drive. Able to communicate verbally with members and emergency personnel as needed for daily operations. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity to assist members with paperwork and daily functions. Able stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. Able to use required personal protective equipment (PPE). Work outdoors and indoors as needed. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances.
Additional Information: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, skills job knowledge, responsibilities, and/or qualifications. EBF reserves the right to revise the job description or to assign other duties to this position. This job description is not intended to create a contract or property right to continued employment between the employee and EBF.
Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.
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