Direct Support Worker | Community Integration Specialist | Independent Skills Instructor

The Inclusion Way mission provides fulfillment and financial freedom for our employees by delivering life-transforming community engagement services for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults.

Your success at our company involves more than completing tasks correctly and on schedule. An individual needs to be a good fit for the company culture. Our company's culture is based on the organization's shared values and priorities and how you interact and relate to them.

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Description:

As a Community Inclusion Specialist (POD Leader) at The Inclusion Way, you'll be at the forefront of empowering individuals with disabilities to set and achieve goals for independent living within their communities.

Status: Full-time nonexempt. A vehicle with valid insurance is required, and mileage reimbursement for business-related purposes is provided.

Salary: Starting hourly pay is $22 and includes Health, Dental, & Vision insurance options.

Reports to: Programs Manager

Job Description: The Community Inclusion Specialist (POD Leader) facilitates opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate in small group activities in the community. This position requires an individual to be enthusiastic and creative while facilitating planned client activities. The Community Inclusion Specialist reports to the Programs Manager and collaborates with other Pod Leaders to discover and facilitate community outings.

This individual must be able to work a flexible schedule that may include some evenings and Saturdays.

Compensation

• $22 p/hr
• Healthcare plan options
• Paid sick days, vacations, and holidays

The Inclusion Way company is uniquely positioned for rapid growth throughout California. We seek individuals with the right heart who align with our Core Values:
Humility, Enthusiasm, Adaptability, Resiliency, and Trustworthiness. The leaders of The Inclusion Way are committed to growing the business through growing our people. The Inclusion Way company aims to provide fulfillment and financial freedom for our employees by delivering life-transforming community engagement services for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults.

Work-Life Balance

A pod leader's work-life balance involves adjusting the time and mental capacity for work and life outside work. Ideally, this critical approach should allow employees to effectively complete all tasks and assignments required at work while having the energy to spend on personal interests, hobbies, family, and friends or relax.

A typical pod leader schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 5:00. Because The Inclusion Way's mission centers on providing community integration opportunities for pod members, occasional activities are scheduled on weeknights and Saturdays for pod participation. In these instances, the program manager will adjust work schedules accordingly or allow overtime pay to be earned.

Location & Commute

Most pod members are provided transportation services through the state to and from a specific program location established by the company. Pod leaders arrive on location ahead of clients and stay until they are picked up at the end of daily programming. In some instances, pod leaders participate in picking up and returning pod members home.

We are required by law to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We are also required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years.

Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer will be maintained confidentially and not be seen by selecting officials or anyone else involved in making personnel decisions. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way, regardless of whether you have self‑identified in the past.

For more information about this form or the equivalent federal compliance requirements, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website .gov/ofccp.