Respite Care Provider at Tender Touch Therapy, LLC

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 May, 26

Salary

16.0

Posted On

18 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Caring, Experience Working With Children, Experience Working With Adults, Special Needs Experience, Early Childhood Development, Adult Development, Supervision, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Positive Reinforcement, Activity Leadership

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Description Tender Touch Therapy is seeking caring and experienced Respite Provider to join our team. Our respite providers are responsible for overall care and well-being of our clients, ensuring a fun and safe environment for them to learn and grow. We serve a wide variety of special needs including autism, ADHD, anxiety, speech, and cognitive delay. These clients thrive on mentorship, social involvement, coaching and positive attention. Our Respite providers can work alongside a multi-disciplinary clinic with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists who support this individual. We provide children and adults with a fun and motivational environment including a large gym area with toys, books and games to help them in the areas of strength, movement, sensory processing, communication, positive behavior modification, social interactions, and self-care skills. We are specifically looking for After-school/Evening hours respite workers, hours around 3pm-6pm Duties: Lead activities and games for clients of varying ages and abilities Maintain a safe and healthy environment, including ensuring the cleanliness and organization of living spaces and facilities Provide one-on-one support for the clients Build strong relationships with clients, staff, and families through open communication and positive reinforcement Consistently offer the highest level of personalized service while maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, and helpful attitude. Physical Demands: Requires a wide range of constant physical activities, including but not limited to: sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, twisting, pushing, pulling, and reaching. Requires close, distance, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Frequent exposure to and use of household cleaning products. Occasional exposure to blood or other bodily fluids. Skills: Enthusiasm to work with all children and adults, with all abilities Experience working with children and/or adults, preferably in an educational, childcare/adult care setting, or special need experience. Strong knowledge of early childhood or adult development Ability to supervise clients and ensure safety, mental, and physical wellbeing of campers Excellent communication and interpersonal skills We would love to encouraging students who are in school for various therapy areas to apply!

Responsibilities

Respite providers are responsible for the overall care and well-being of clients with special needs, ensuring a fun and safe environment through leading activities and providing one-on-one support. Duties also include maintaining facility cleanliness, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and consistently offering personalized service.