Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
East Liberty – Pittsburgh, PA
Position Type
Full Time
Salary Range
$15.50 – $17.50 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Evening 2P-10P
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
The Community Support Specialist I provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities who are living in a licensed 24 hour Community Homes. Under the direction of the Program Supervisor, this individual is responsible for involving persons served in a person-centered approach to planning and participating in habilitation and enrichment services.
This individual works with the Program Supervisor and other team members to ensure that the person served has a safe, secure and supportive living environment, and the right to choose supports needed and wanted for a life in the community.
Alongside other team members, the Community Support Specialist I assists in ensuring that daily operations within the workgroup are consistent with TSI’s mission statement and guiding principles as well as the agency’s Everyday Lives Mission statement and values.
$1,000.00 Sign on Bonus
** Schedule: 11AM-7PM **Rotating Days Off- Every other weekend
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in a health-related field and one (1) year related MH, MR, Residential or Human Services experience
- OR a High School Diploma or GED and two years of MH, MR, Residential or Human Services experience
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- The ability to use core rehabilitation skills and to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
- The ability to perform basic computer data entry
- Driver’s License required.
Transitional Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of TSI to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliations, marital status, physical or mental disability, age and sexual orientation.