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Care Specialist

1 week ago

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Advocates Full time

About Us

Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Life Enrichment Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), or Developmental Disabilities (DD).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support and supervision to brain injury survivors.
  • Deliver collaborative client services including intake, service planning, life skills training, and coordination of other services to achieve client goals.
  • Document monthly progress toward identified goals.
  • Maintain ongoing communications with colleagues and external service providers.
  • Provide crisis intervention and access emergency services to clients as needed.
  • Identify and address community integration issues for clients on caseload or as designated.
  • Provide transportation and training around utilizing transportation to individuals.

Qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree with 1-year experience working with individuals with TBI, ABI, or DD or 2 years experience working with individuals with TBI, ABI, or DD population.
  • Strong analytical, numerical, and reasoning abilities.
  • Enthusiasm, motivation, open-mindedness, creativity, and the desire to thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and sound judgement.
  • Strong computer knowledge.
  • Must hold a valid driver's license, have access to an operational and insured vehicle, and be willing to use it to transport clients.
  • Strongly prefer a candidate that will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.

Benefits:

  • Mileage reimbursement offered.
  • Above-average compensation package.
  • Generous benefits package.