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DSP: Enhanced Community Living Specialist

Title

Enhanced Community Living Specialist

Position Status

Full-Time, 37.5 Hours per Week, Schedule encompasses varying days and hours.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Salary Range

$21/hour

Posting Date

No end date

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a resume (cover letter optional) to FPascale@MainstayLifeServices.org. Mainstay Life Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.

Position Summary

Mainstay Life Services, a $28M nonprofit organization providing life-long, high-quality support services ensuring that people with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) lead fulfilling lives, is recruiting for an exciting opportunity to serve as the overall recruitment support to all programs.

Enhanced Community Living Specialists-Prader-Willi Syndrome Program (PWS) play an important role in our unique program that blends careful meal planning with physical exercise within a meaningful community living environment. This contributes to fulfilling the mission of Mainstay: to provide life-long, high-quality support services, ensuring that people with intellectual disabilities and autism lead fulfilling lives and realize their vision of a desirable future. The specialist does this by supporting people with daily activities such as preparing meals, administering medication, and providing transportation to work or community activities to promote socially valued roles and independence. The specialist offers direct care, support, and services to people with intellectual disabilities and autism in daily living, social, and recreational activities.

Must be 18 years of age. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field preferred and one year experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and autism, and/or Prader-Willi Syndrome. Valid driver’s license. Eligibility for Act 33/34 clearances. High School Diploma and two years experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and autism, and/or Prader-Willi Syndrome accepted. Pre-employment drug screen required.

Benefits for the Position

Mainstay Life Services offers a number of very generous benefits to employees including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Generous Paid Time Off, 401k Retirement Plan with employer match, Employer paid Life and Long-term Disability Insurance, Employer paid Credentials and Staff Development, Paid Training, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Loan Forgiveness, Employee Referral Bonus Program and more!

Mainstay Life Services is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants who bring diverse perspectives and represent marginalized communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Mainstay Life Services is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test prior to beginning employment.

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