What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communication Support Staff position at New Hope?
New Hope is a great place to work, offering full-time benefits including: paid time off (carries over year-to-year), health, dental and vision insurance, health savings account, life and disability insurance. Mandatory drug testing, smoke free work environment, EOE.
For additional information regarding employment opportunities at New Hope, contact Terri Bock, Recruitment Coordinator.
Phone: (712)794-0900
Email: Terri_Bock@newhopevillage.org
Visit: 1211 East 18th Street, Carroll, Iowa
(Follow the signs around the one way drive to the Administration Building)
New Hope’s Therapies Department is now hiring for a Communication Support Staff. As a Communication Support Specialist, the right candidate will provide implementation of treatment plans according to orders and/or recommendations from a licensed therapist to maximize the function of an individual and prevent deterioration of further disability.
This role organizes and maintains therapy materials. This position will assist with staff training for sign language, or specific staff training of communication devices or particular programs. The Communication Support Staff serves as a liaison between SLP and other staff for follow-up to training sessions, questions regarding specific goals, and help monitoring the need for additional training or revisions to goals by the SLP, carry out communication programs as designated by SLP. Additionally, this role will participate in three evening meals per month in each ICF/ID home, serving as a role model for mealtime interactions.
Applicants must have a high school diploma, or GED, must be 16 years of age or older and be able to demonstrate the ability to read, write, speak English, and perform simple arithmetic calculation. Applicants should have one year experience working with persons having physical disabilities, in a nursing home, long-term care facility, special education classroom, hospital, residential facility or other care organization.