Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Position Purpose:

The Life Sharing Program Specialist provides guidance and support to individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism in a provider home and Provider Family. The Program Specialist position requires monthly visits and communication with person served and provider family. This position requires strong organizational, decision making, and problem-solving skills and the person must be capable of working independently.

What you will do:

• Use independent judgment when providing assistance and support to individuals families.

• Manage daily schedule to achieve and maintain program specific and organizational established standards or productivity and output

• Complete or correct and review all documentation on time as required according to applicable regulations, agency and program policy and procedures. This includes medical appointment summaries, cash on hand ledgers, Social Emotional Environmental plan, assessments, etc.

• Express thoughts, expectations, ideas, and intent effectively and concisely, orally and in writing.

• Maintain confidentiality according to Organizational Policy and Procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree or above AND 1 year of work experience working directly with individuals with an intellectual disability or autism

• OR a bachelor’s degree AND 2 years of work experience working directly with individuals with an intellectual disability or autism

• OR an associate degree or 60 credit hours from an accredited college/university AND 4 years of work experience working directly with individuals with an intellectual disability or autism.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and daily access to a vehicle.

• Act 33/34/73 Clearances

• Pre-employment Drug Screen, Physical/TB

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Benefits start Day 1 of employment!

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 403B, PTO, Paid Holiday Days, and more!!

Schedule: Primarily daylight hours. Typically, Monday-Friday.

About Pittsburgh Mercy:

We're a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area's most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help - and hope - to people who are experiencing: Mental illness and substance abuse, Physical health needs, Intellectual disabilities, and Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran