Workshop Aide

Developmentally disabled adults can learn to accomplish tasks which enable them to enjoy life more fully and give them the satisfaction of being a productive human being with an income that is their own. Workshop Aides together with the workshop supervisors provide supervision, quality control, and one-on-one attention to individuals who are striving to accomplish fundamental tasks in a work environment.

Successful individuals have patience, kindness, love, a sense of humor and the ability to be non-judgmental. The ability to work closely with a team member to accomplish goals is essential.

Activities:

• Plan out the day's focus of attention with the workshop supervisor.
• Focus on the program participant providing individualized attention.
• Reinforce positive behaviors.
• Assure that the tasks being done are done correctly.
• Assist program participants to move from one location to another.
• Assist with lunch time activities.
• Provide alternate activities such as hand crafts when the work is completed.

Requirements:

• Assist in workshop one day per week
• Be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Extensive background screening
• Orientation and Training
• TB Test

For more information or to volunteer: call (352) 795-5541 ext. 313 or E-mail iwkcf@keytrainingcenter.org