Quick overview
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typePart Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationWatertown, Wisconsin, United States
Special Education
Job description
As a part-time Skills Trainer, you’ll help individuals build practical skills, confidence, and independence at home and in the community. You’ll provide person-centered direct support, adapt your approach to each client’s communication and learning needs, and document progress through clear data collection.
Your impact: By coaching daily living and community skills, you help clients participate more independently in everyday life while giving families and support teams useful insight into their progress.
Duties
- Teach and support activities of daily living (ADLs), such as personal care, household routines, and meal preparation.
- Provide home and community care, caregiving, and personal transportation assistance; drive a standard passenger car when needed.
- Support clients with autism, developmental, intellectual, cognitive, and other disabilities or neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Use positive behavior management strategies and coordinate with families and social services as appropriate.
- Communicate respectfully with clients, record observations, and complete required data collection.
Qualifications
- Experience in direct support, special education, behavioral health, childcare, or home and community care is helpful; experience with individuals with disabilities is valued.
- Strong communication and client communication skills; American Sign Language (ASL) is a plus.
- Ability to assist with ADLs and support people with varied learning, behavioral, and communication needs.
- Valid driving ability and comfort providing transportation assistance are required when driving is part of the assignment.
- Current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification is preferred or required as applicable.
- Flexible Schedule
- Competitive Pay
- Fun work environment
- Growth Opportunities
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