CTH I Coordinator/Caregiver Recruiter – Midlands (position closes Monday, March 3, 2025):

Full time, salaried position, working with people with disabilities and special needs and facilitating the growth of the residential program.

Applicants must possess a passion for helping others, compassion, a desire for excellence and professional communication and organizational skills.

• The CTH I Residential Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the people served and for the supervision and monitoring of the caregivers participating in the CTH I program by :
  • monitoring the training, health, safety and satisfaction of people participating in the CTH I Program.
  • working directly with contracted caregivers, other agency case managers, program participants and Residential Supervisor to ensure compliance with policies, standards and procedures of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and the Richland/Lexington DSN Board.
• The CTH I Caregiver Recruiter and Licensing Coordinator is responsible primarily for increasing the pool of quality caregivers within the CTH I program by:
  • actively promoting the CTH I program, recruiting potential caregivers, educating the public on the CTH I program and its requirements, and facilitating the licensing of new caregivers.
  • representing the CTH I program to the public for the purpose of recruiting caregivers.
  • implementing policies and procedures of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and the Richland/Lexington DSN Board for licensing of caregivers, and placement of supported people.

Requirements:

• • A bachelor’s degree in human services from an accredited college or university;
  • Is at least 21 years of age;
  • Has at least one (1) year of experience (e.g., paid or voluntary) working directly with persons with an intellectual disability or a related disability.
  • Pass a criminal background check
  • Possess an acceptable 10 year driving record

Case Manager(s) – Midlands :

Full time Case Managers needed to provide services to people with developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities/related disabilities/autism) and/or head and spinal cord injuries in each of the areas of SC listed above.  Case Managers will work in the area closest to their home location, not in multiple areas of the state.

Excellent communication and organizational skills required.

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university, and have at least one (1) year of experience working with people with disabilities and special needs.

Step Ahead Early Interventionist(s) – Midlands/Charleston:

Step Ahead is currently seeking full-time Early Interventionists.  Our Early Interventionists work closely with families to help their children to reach developmental milestones. Early Interventionists provide developmental instruction for parents/caregivers and their children with disabilities and special needs.  Early Interventionists will serve families in the area closest their home location, not in multiple areas of the state.

Excellent communication and organizational skills required.

Need at least a Bachelor’s degree in:

• Child/Human Development,
• Education (early childhood, special education, early childhood special education or elementary education),
• Family and Consumer Sciences,
• Psychology,
• Public Health,
• Social Work,
• Sociology
• For additional accepted degrees please click this link

Requires either 1 year experience in early childhood education, OR 1 year experience working with infants and toddlers, OR 1 year experience working with children age birth to 5 years with disabilities.

Great Benefits include state retirement, state plan health insurance, paid leave and more. EOE

Community Training Home I Caregiver- contract position

Change a person’s life!  Our caregivers invite someone with a disability to live in their home with them and they receive compensation for providing that person with a home, and for providing them with care, supervision and skills training!

A Community Training Home I (CTHI) is a specialized community based residential program. It is funded by the state, organized by Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs Board, and carried out by people like you.

Caregivers offer people with disabilities a family-like living environment and help them live their best life in as independent a setting as possible.

Maybe you want to help but you do not have the time to care for someone full time, there is also a need for Respite Caregivers. Respite Caregivers homes are licensed to provide short-term alternative placement for individuals while their caregiver have a break.

Some requirements:

• Must be 21 years old
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Complete a full background check
• Ten-year driving record
• 2 step TB Skin test
• A physical/mental examination
• A Home Study/Walk-through
• 40+ hour training to be Licensed as well as annual training to remain in compliance

Some responsibilities of a Caregiver (full time) or Respite Caregiver (part time):

• A caregiver must provide a “homelike” environment, this means the person served must be included in things as if they were a member of the family.
• A caregiver must attend to the health of the person served, this includes taking the individual to doctor visits, maintaining his/her specific diet, and any other medical care needed.
• Caregivers are responsible for assisting the person served with managing their finances.
• Caregivers and Respite Caregivers will be required to follow Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs Board policies and procedures as outlined in DDSN Residential and Licensing Standards.

Compensation for providing a loving and inviting home environment for the people we serve:

• Full time Caregivers receive a monthly Stipend and Room and Board payment for each person served living in the home.
• Respite (Alternative Placement Caregiver) is paid either an hourly rate for any care under 8 hours or a daily rate for stays longer than 8 hours in a 24-hour period.

If you are interested in becoming a CTHI Caregiver or Respite Caregiver, and would like more information, please contact Michele Armstrong, Rich/Lex DSN Board Residential Coordinator. You can reach her by email: MArmstrong@rldsn.org or by phone at 803-603-2850.