Community Habilitation Specialist

SKIP of New York 

SKIP is short for Sick Kids [Need] Involved People but it’s long on the kind of assistance that helps thousands of New York’s sickest children each year. SKIP partners with families and acts as a free GPS connecting children to the services, they need to grow up at home rather than in hospitals or institutions. A hospital is a great place to cure a child, but it is not a place for a child to live.

Community Habilitation Specialist Job Description 

The Community Habilitation Specialist provides instructions including adaptive skills development; 

Hands-on assistance with actives of daily living; community inclusions and relationship training and support for independence in travel and transportation; Adult educational supports; development of social, leisure, self-advocacy, and informed-choice skills; and appropriate behavior development to help individuals access their communities. 

Community Habilitation Specialist Pay-rate 

• $18.95

Community Habilitation Specialist Location 

• New York

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Work directly with an assigned participant(s) on the Habilitative actives specified in the individualized service plan. 
• Assist the participant in skill development throughout implementation if residential habilitation plan. 
• Assist in the planning and/or review the Community Habilitation outcomes along with the family, participant, family advisor and program coordinator. 
• Submit progress notes and time sheets by entering information and hours worked on an agency provided tablet on the same day that services are provided.   
• Follow all specified procedures, especially those regarding emergencies and incident reporting. Report incidents immediately.

Community Habilitation Specialist Qualifications 

• Must be 18 years or older. 
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Prior experience working with people with developmental disabilities, mental health challenges, or in direct support roles (Preferred)