Overview
Job Path supports people with developmental disabilities as they make choices about their lives and play valued roles in their communities. Job Path encourages people to explore what they want out of life and to chart their own journeys. Whether it’s finding a job, making a contribution in a volunteer role, establishing a home, or being part of the community, the goal is to assist the person to lead a full and active life.
Job Path’s Self Direction program gives people the opportunity to hire specialized staff to work on specific goals. One of the people we work with is interested in learning how to dance salsa and would also like to improve his Spanish speaking skills. His support can be done virtually to start, but ideally will move to in person in a mutually agreed upon community based site or the person’s home in East Harlem.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following tasks:
- Facilitating one to one sessions for each area of interest (Spanish/Salsa)
- Creating and implementing curriculum
- Submitting completed monthly and weekly progress notes/casenotes
- Searching venues to exercise/practice Salsa
Qualifications: High-School Diploma or GED. Ability to show fluency in Spanish and knowledge of Salsa dancing. The ideal candidate would exhibit a person-oriented mindset. Must have basic computer skills, such as ability to respond to e-mails, submit electronic timesheets, and complete casenotes through an electronic health record system.
Salary: $20/hr: 2 hours per week, non-exempt for overtime
Benefits: Work/Life Assistance Program (EAP), ability to contribute to pre-tax commuter and medical FSA plans, 403b retirement plan with employer match after two years of employment and meeting hours requirement.
Health, dental, and enhanced short term disability insurance available to employees who average 28 hours of work per week after a six month measurement period.
To Apply: Job Path seriously reviews all application materials with an emphasis on the content of the cover letter. Please submit your resume via our jobs board:
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Or, send via fax to 212-921-5342 or mail to:
Job Path
Attn: Cerezmy Salcido, Sr. Director of Supported Living
256 West 38th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
*Please note: Only applicants we feel meet requirements of the position will be contacted for an interview. No calls please.
**Job Path is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on races, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, employment, or citizenship status.**
Vaccination: Job Path has implemented a policy requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated and submit proof as to their vaccination status in order to work on-site. Therefore, all new hires, prior to their start date, will be required to: (1) be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., receive both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine) and provide a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination card, or (2) or receive an accommodation exempting them from the vaccination requirement. Job Path will keep any information about an employee or applicant’s vaccination status confidential in accordance with, and to the extent required by, applicable law.
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