ASL Employee Development Specialist/PAHrtners Deaf Services/FT/Glenside

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ASL Employee Development Specialist/PAHrtners Deaf Services/FT/Glenside

Type:

Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

To provide and coordinate training and programs at the facility; to ensure that State, Federal, and facility standards are met’ and to upgrade the skills of all staff.

Looking for an opportunity where you can make an impact, where you can truly make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities?

We are looking for a talented Staff Development Specialist who share our dedication to provide and coordinate training and programs at the facility.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assists in planning, designing, and implementing specialized training to be used toward advance training for employees in the form of workshops, seminars, and/or coursework
• Assesses, in cooperation with other staff, the training needs of staff at all levels within the facility
• Prepares written reports and provides for testing of employees enrolled in courses
• Ensures that required staff training opportunities are scheduled as needed/required. Provides training and the coordination of training for all staff
• Identifies, recommends, and prioritizes training needs for staff in addition to required training

​ Education/Experience

• BA/BS degree in Human Services area or an Associate of Arts degree and three years of experience in Human Services or equivalent to three years’ experience working in IDD

​Benefits

RHA  Health Services offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that is aimed at supporting your health and wellness, financial planning, work life balance, and protection from the unexpected.

The comprehensive compensation and benefits package for full time employees includes:

• Competitive compensation program including regular performance feedback and coaching
• Healthcare insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Voluntary Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Telemed and Pharmacy Insurance, Health Advocate service which assists employees find doctors, schedule appointments, estimate costs, answer medical/prescription questions, resolve medical claims issues and basically does the leg-work for employees
• Offering free diabetic medication and supplies
• 401(k) retirement savings program with Wells Fargo
• Paid Time Off
• Company sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance
•  Wellness Programs
• Free Annual Health Screening and wellness coaching event.
• Discounted medical premiums for nicotine free employees.
• Free CPR, first aid and job specific training opportunities
• Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve!

About RHA Health Services

Our culture of caring is carried out by the people we employ, putting the people we support at the very center of everything we do. We provide support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental health and substance use issues. We are committed to the dignity, independence, and equitable treatment of people, as well as their full inclusion into the communities around them. We provide a person-centered approach to care guided by a system of values that puts the needs of the people we support at the heart of every decision. RHA is the longest-standing agency with The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) accreditation in the United States and is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks a