Support Specialist (Direct Service Worker)
Goodwill Industries
- Kapolei, HI
- $16.50-18.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Empowers participants to make informed decisions by providing necessary information and support.
- Communicates effectively with participants by using active listening, verbal and non-verbal strategies and a respectful tone and approach.
- Applies formal and informal assessments processes that will assist the participant to achieve desired goals and outcomes.
- Assists participants to build a network of formal and informal supports by accessing community resources, public and private services.
- Uses effective advocacy strategies to assist participants in exercising individual, legal, and administrative rights.
- Implements positive preventions and interventions to manage and diffuse crisis situations.
- Maintains confidential and accurate records by collecting, compiling, evaluating data and completing reports in a timely fashion.
- Provides transportation to the participants.
- Engages in professional development activities including education, training, and shares knowledge with others.
- Encourages participants to explore desired employment opportunities, identify barriers to employment, solutions to overcome barriers, and career planning resources.
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or
- 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training.
- Must be CPR/First Aid certified.
- Required to have TB clearance.
- Must have clearance of Criminal History Record and Adult/Child Protective Services Central Registry checks that meet Goodwill's standards.
- For driving positions, have a valid Hawaii driver's license and a driver's abstract that meet company guideline.
- For driving positions, have access to an insured vehicle with valid registration and safety check.
- Be able to drive a Van Pool