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Sunflower Diversified Services Advocacy and Training Manager in Great Bend, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12847226 Advocacy and Training Manager
Position Summary:
Coordinates advocacy activities
Teaches classes as assigned
Will provide client support while supervising the activity
Perform tasks associated with facilitation of community activities for clients.
This includes planning, scheduling and ensuring attendance.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years of successful work experience
Skills:
Ability to work with minimal supervision & instruction
Ability to multitask
General office skills, such as filing, shredding, emails, and basic data entry
Proficient computer and research skills
Ability to use a computer to schedule, maintain electronic calendars and document activities.
Working Conditions:
40% outdoor, 60% indoor
Duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office
May have high noise levels due to radio traffic, telephone calls, walk in clients, or other agency business
Temperatures will reflect seasonal changes at outdoor sites and attempts to maintain comfortable temperatures will be made at indoor sites
Noise levels vary by site but are usually moderate, although at times may be loud
Hearing protection is provided at sites with extreme noise levels
Environmental conditions vary by work site and employees are required to work at community locations
Must follow assigned work schedules that mainly reflect hours Monday-Friday but schedules and hours vary based on need.
Some evening/night or weekend hours may be required to supervise activity
Employees are expected to remain flexible and cooperative.
Physical Requirements:
Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
Regularly required to stand, kneel, stoop, squat, talk, walk, and hear
Occasionally required to sit
Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, manipulate tools, or controls and grasp objects
Ability to listen and remember information
Ability to speak clearly
Regularly Lift and/or move up to 15 pounds performing clerical functions
Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Occasionally use mechanical lifts to assist clients with lift and/or movement assistance up to 50 pounds for positioning and care
Regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds to transfer persons to/from wheelchairs to toilets, chairs, and beds
Job Responsibilities:
Demonstrate self-reliance and good judgment
Personal conduct must contribute to positive working relationships with co-workers, citizens and administration
Ability to effectively communicate with citizens, clients, coworkers and administration
Strong customer service skills with ability to deal with a variety of people in a positive and effective way
Computer and data entry skills
Actively research, plan and schedule activity options
Evaluate activities for suitability for client attendance
Build community partnerships to enhance options
Communicate opportunities to clients via multiple modes (calendar, group setting, individual conversation)
Work with appropriate administration to ensure adequate funds, transportation and staff are available
Attend activities as needed to monitor quality of activity
Assist in client supervision as needed
Serve as primary contact for all communication regarding activity including but not limited to visitors, phone calls, messages, staffing questions, program development health and welfare
Maintain active communication with administration about types of activities, success/failure of activity and submit reports as requested
Teaches staff training including but not limited to:
o Mandt
o CPR
o First Aid
o Residential Level I
o Residential Handbook
o AP/SP/CI Class
o Paperwork Retraining Class
Has students complet instructor survey and provide locked box with results enclosed
to Human Resources
Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation
o Rights and Responsibilities; Abuse Neglect and Exploitation
o Voting
o Personal hygiene both male and female
o Circles
o Sexuality
o Emergency Preparedness
Coordinates Aktion Club activities
Meets with clients on a monthly basis about advocacy issues
Coordinates Advocacy in Action events such as hosting events with legislators, letter writing campaigns, etc.
o Ensures a minimum of 1 event each month
Coordinates events such as floats, Halloween Parade, and Push Day
Attends AP meetings on specific client as assigned by supervisor
Completes a specific number of Residential Oversites as part of the Oversite team
Follows up to ensure corrective actions completed
Tracks and ensures attendance at scheduled staff training
Complies and ensures distribution of mont