Life Enrichment Clinical Lead

Destination Ascendigo: Ascendigo’s mission is to elevate the spectrum by empowering people, inspiring lives, and shattering expectations. We apply this mission to both the people we serve, such as our participants and clients, and the people with whom we serve, such as our co-workers and other stakeholders.

Ascendigo is a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of children and adults living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through therapeutic recreation, employment, community integration, education and an array of behavioral health services. We are headquartered in Carbondale, CO. Currently, Ascendigo employs more than 50 full- and part-time year-round staff members and approximately 30 additional employees during our seasonal summer camp programming.

The Ascendigo Promise to our employees is to provide meaning and purpose in the work we do and a culture of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. We support high performance through thoughtful on-boarding and training and acting with integrity. We offer 360° compensation with a path to financial security, personal well-being and fulfillment, and housing assistance.

Core Responsibilities: The Life Enrichment Clinical Lead will be responsible for ensuring meaning and purpose across client programs and services. This includes, but is not limited to, coordination of care, coordination of supervision, creation of staff support plan, and main liaison between the CCB, BCBA’s, Curriculum director, field leads and skills trainer.

Tasks:

Operations

• Support the Director and Clinical Supervisor, with onboarding of new clients.
• Schedule and facilitate quarterly ILP team meetings with families, staff, and stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Community Centered Board (CCB) as required by third-party funding sources.
• Run IP quarterly meetings and oversee GER notification.
• Create a system to ensure maintenance on training of staff and regular check ins to ensure the Ascendigo Way is happening at all times.

• Clinical coordination with Coordinator to ensure schedules are filled with ILP 8 domains i.e. social, passions, exercise, independent living etc. to make for a full, quality well rounded life.

Clinical

• Responsible for the ongoing development of client Support Plans.
• Ensure teams are making progress on identified goals.
• Meet with family and BCBA PRN (weekly, biweekly, monthly etc.)

Field Lead Management

• Support field leads with development of materials and resources for each client’s program.
• Manager of all field leads and main advocate for their needs.
• Build relationships and rapport with clients. Be a role model for staff on approach, rapport, always having a goal etc.

Client (up to 6 clients)

• Write and update staff plans along with fidelity checklists.
• Development and organization of participant materials.
• Communicate with vocational manager on job updates, job schedules and ongoing development specific to each client’s program.

Other

• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive large van.
• Must be age 21 or over and have legal working status.
• Should have at least a high school diploma and at least 3 years in a related field.
• Able travel for occasional professional development and client activities.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: This job requires certifications or successful training completion for Ascendigo curriculum, CPR/First Aid, crisis management and medication administration.

Personal Characteristics: should be committed and passionate about the Ascendigo mission of a holistic, active, community-based, independent, and person-centered life. He/she should believe in the dignity and potential of our clients. We also have a commitment to a culture of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which stands for:

• R-Recognize the inherent worth of your coworkers.
• E- Eliminate derogatory words and phrases.
• S- Speak with people- not at them- or about them.
• P-Protect the culture of your organization- report and support!
• E- Empathize- consider what it is like in others’ situations.
• C-Consider your impact on others before speaking and apologize when you make a mistake.
• T- Treat everyone with integrity, dignity, and respect.