Category
Career Services
Department
Part Time Jobs
Job Title
Residential Staff, PERT Program - Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center - Fishersville, VA
Description
Position Information
Working Title
Residential Staff, PERT Program (Part-time, Variable Hours)
Role Title
Direct Service Associate III - 49053
Job Open Date
10-30-2009
Job Close Date
Jobs close at 5pm EST.
Jobs close at 5pm EST.
11-20-2009
Job Type Detail
Definition
Definition
Wage Non-Faculty- W-1
Is this position funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package)?
No
Hiring Range
Negotiable from $11.54 per hour
Agency
Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center (203)
Agency Website
www.wwrc.virginia.gov
Location
Augusta - 015
Sublocation
Position Number
H2046
Job Posting Number
0032760
Type of Recruitment
Definition
Definition
General Public - G
Job Type
Hourly/Wage
Pay Band
03
Job Description
Serve as a member of the Post-secondary Education Rehabilitation Transition (PERT) Residential Team with responsibility for assessment of student needs and shared coordination and programming of recreational, leisure, and dormitory resources for youth with disabilities. PERT is an interagency school-to-work program jointly administered, managed, and directed by the Virginia Departments of Education and Rehabilitative Services. Other duties will include provision of a safe living and learning residential environment for PERT students and promotion of self-esteem and social and independent living skills.
Transportation of clients via sedan or van will be included in position duties.
Hours of work: Variable. Includes weekends. Typical schedules may include daylight and/or evening hours.
Individuals employed in hourly positions are limited to working a maximum of 1500 hours during a 365-calendar-day period. Hours of work for this position are anticipated to be approximately 30 per week, except during holiday periods and other scheduled time off. The hourly pay rate is negotiable from the minimum of the pay range, based on qualifications. Benefits are not included.
Transportation of clients via sedan or van will be included in position duties.
Hours of work: Variable. Includes weekends. Typical schedules may include daylight and/or evening hours.
Individuals employed in hourly positions are limited to working a maximum of 1500 hours during a 365-calendar-day period. Hours of work for this position are anticipated to be approximately 30 per week, except during holiday periods and other scheduled time off. The hourly pay rate is negotiable from the minimum of the pay range, based on qualifications. Benefits are not included.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of characteristics of adolescent behaviors and positive intervention techniques.
Knowledge of characteristics of diverse disabilities and implications for residential programming.
Knowledge of the needs of youth with disabilities and their families in the transition from school to work.
Knowledge of group dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to apply positive intervention strategies to challenging behaviors which may be presented in a residential setting and to use appropriate restraints in emergency situations.
Demonstrated ability to use client-focused advocacy and to communicate effective orally and in writing.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate and respond immediately to individual and group crisis or emergency situations and to enforce disciplinary measures while retaining the respect participants and staff.
Demonstrated ability to balance workload with competing organizational priorities and to complete work assignments both independently and as an effective team member.
Skill in use of a personal computer for communication and reporting purposes.
By date of employment, must possess a valid Virginia Driver's License.
Knowledge of characteristics of diverse disabilities and implications for residential programming.
Knowledge of the needs of youth with disabilities and their families in the transition from school to work.
Knowledge of group dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to apply positive intervention strategies to challenging behaviors which may be presented in a residential setting and to use appropriate restraints in emergency situations.
Demonstrated ability to use client-focused advocacy and to communicate effective orally and in writing.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate and respond immediately to individual and group crisis or emergency situations and to enforce disciplinary measures while retaining the respect participants and staff.
Demonstrated ability to balance workload with competing organizational priorities and to complete work assignments both independently and as an effective team member.
Skill in use of a personal computer for communication and reporting purposes.
By date of employment, must possess a valid Virginia Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefer direct experience working with youth with disabilities in a residential, education, recreation or rehabilitation setting.
Special Requirements
Special Instructions to Applicants
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center accepts ONLY fully completed online applications submitted directly from the Virginia Commonwealth Recruitment Management System located at http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/. Resumes may not be substituted for State applications. Applications received by paper, email or fax will NOT be accepted. Computer access is available at public libraries, Virginia Employment Commission offices and in the Department of Human Resource Management Career Center. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 540-332-7182 or 7320 (TTY, call 800-828-1120) for assistance. Minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.
Optional Applicant Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Other Document
Transcript
Cover Letter
Other Document
Transcript
Required Applicant Documents
Contact Information
Name
Human Resource Services
Phone
540-332-7182 or 540-332-7320 (TTY, call 800-828-1120)
Fax
Email:
Address:
Human Resource Services, Box W520
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
POB 1500
Fishersville, VA 22939
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
POB 1500
Fishersville, VA 22939
Date Posted
November 2, 2009
Expires
November 20, 2009
Contact
Woodrow Wilson Human Resources
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