AST Specialist

Job Title: AST Specialist

Scheduled Hours: 15 to 40 hours per week

Salary: $24-35

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

To qualify for benefits, you must work 25 hours per workweek.

AST Program:

Creative Minds’ Adaptive Skills Training  program mission is to enhance the value, dignity, and quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.

The purpose of Creative Minds Adaptive Skills Training (AST) program is to coach individuals with developmental disabilities on improving their functional skills. Creative Minds AST services are provided in natural community environments. AST activities are therefore conducted as part of each service recipient ’s everyday life: in their own home/living arrangement and in their own local community. The skills that the Adaptive Skill Training program may focus on are personal hygiene, socialization, communication, self-skills, and community integration. Services are provided to recipients ages six and older.

Job Summary:       

Under the direction of the AST Program Manager the AST Specialist will support with the coordination of the overall AST program as well as ensuring that the individual plans are carried out for each participant. The AST Specialist will fill in when other staff are absent; apply service plan; maintain data regarding service recipient progress; and assist the AST Program Manager in assessing the program’s effectiveness in achieving service recipient IEP/IPP objectives.

All staff working directly with service recipients are employees of Creative Minds and not contracted. Must pass fingerprint clearance and health screening, possess a valid California driver’s license, and have First Aid and CPR certificates.

Key Functions:      

The AST Specialist will  partners with service recipient s and leadership to ensure that individual plans are implemented and revised as needed; responsible for weekly data collection and service delivery.

  1. Reviews service recipients’ initial skill assessment and individual service.
  2. Implements program assignments as directed by the AST Program Manager.
  3. Effectively delivers each service recipients’ daily activities based on individual plan.
  4. Ensures that all service recipient incidents are reported promptly and accurately.
  5. Provides service recipients with the support necessary to meet their goals and objectives.
  6. Provides data collection related to individual service recipients that reflect progress, problems, solutions, and other pertinent data.
  7. Attends all in-service classes and staff meetings as required by Creative Minds.
  8. Any other job-related duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

Job Requirements/Evaluation Factors:

Must possess good communication skills, written and oral. Must possess a master’s degree in one of the following: education, psychology, counseling, nursing, social work, applied behavior analysis, behavioral medicine, speech and language, rehabilitation or related field; and have at least one year of experience in the design and implementation of adaptive skills training plans.  Additional education, training and/or experience of working in the field preferred.

Moderate to intermittent physical effort is required. The working conditions include a typical office environment at times, assisting service recipients and staff inside and outside custodial care. Must be able to work evenings and weekend hours.