Top 25 Special needs advocate Jobs in Schenectady, Ny

Rehabilitation Counselor
Community Based Services, Inc. —Ballston Lake, NY
- $21 an hour
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- Bachelor of Science
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- Health savings account
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Direct Support Specialist/Caregiver
The Arc Lexington —Schoharie, NY
- $19.35 - $20.50 an hour
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Residential Manager
Liberty ARC —Amsterdam, NY
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Residential Manager
Liberty ARC —Schenectady, NY
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Caregiver for Client with complex developmental disabilities
Miller Family Home —Averill Park, NY
- $35 an hour
- Part-time
- Background check
- High school diploma or GED
- Driving
- Flexible schedule
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Supported Decision-Making Training and Outreach Coordinator
AIM Services Inc —Saratoga Springs, NY
- $31 - $34 an hour
- Full-time
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Mitigation Specialist
Osborne Association Inc —Troy, NY
- $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Writing skills
- Mid-level
- 403(b) matching
- Health insurance
Human Resources Coordinator
Partnership Solutions —Albany, NY
- $23 - $25 an hour
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Organizational skills
- Paid jury duty
- Health insurance
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Child HH Care Manager
Northern Rivers Family of Services —Albany, NY
- $23 an hour
- Full-time
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Mid-level
- Office
- Continuing education credits
- Paid holidays
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Self-Direction Broker Supports Coordinator
AIM Services Inc —Saratoga Springs, NY
- $24 - $26 an hour
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Basic math
- Mid-level
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Director of Talent Management
Partnership Solutions —Albany, NY
- $130,000 - $155,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Office
- Master's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Residential Habilitation Specialist
Vanderheyden Hall Inc —Troy, NY
- $23 an hour
- Microsoft Word
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Writing skills
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Rehabilitation Counselor

Community Based Services, Inc. -
Ballston Lake, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$21 an hour
8 days ago

Benefits

Health savings account
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Referral program

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science
Assisting with ADLs
Driver's License
Bachelor's degree
Food preparation

Full Job Description

Company Overview
Community Based Services is a nonprofit organization supporting individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities throughout the Hudson Valley and Capital Regions. Through compassionate, person-centered care, we empower the people we support to live meaningful, independent, and fulfilling lives within their homes and communities.

We are looking for energetic, creative, and caring professionals who want more than just a job — people who want to make a lasting impact every day. At CBS, you’ll join a supportive team driven by purpose, compassion, and a shared commitment to helping others thrive.

Proudly recognized as one of the 2026 Best Places to Work in Westchester by 914INC., Community Based Services offers a rewarding career where your work truly matters.

Schedule/Work Hours:

Full - time (40) /Varied

Rehabilitation Counselor Job Functions:

1. Implement strategies contained within behavior intervention plans identified through functional behavior assessments.

2. Implement Applied Behavior Analysis. These services are designed to meet specific therapeutic needs based on individualized annual plans, goals, and objectives.

3. Provide training, advocacy, needs assessment, and treatment to individuals served. Manage a schedule for individuals served to obtain services, such as medical care, therapeutic recreation, living skills, and community integration.

4. Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary clinical team to lead to the development and implementation of individualized comprehensive treatment plans that provide for individual counseling, group therapy, nutrition, medical, recreational, and social programming.

5. Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary educational team to lead to the development and implementation of individualized education plans that provide for individual educational support to include, but not limited to, differentiated instruction, adaptive services such as speech therapy, vocational training, and life skills instruction.

6. Teach lessons on of daily living skills. This may include, but is not limited to medication administration, exercise and nutrition training, community integration, human rights advocacy, social and life-skills training, as well as educational and life planning.

7. Assists and actively participates in all aspects of the Individual Service Plan (ISP) or Comprehensive Functional Assessment (CFA). Ensures resident’s plan of care is implemented. Responsible for documentation of residents’ goals.

8. Transports by driving the agency vehicle (cars, minivans, buses) and/or accompanies individuals on appointments or scheduled activities. Ensures wheelchairs are secure by using straps and hook ups as trained.

9. Assist and/or supports daily living skills (e.g. personal hygiene, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, shopping). Ensure that residents are appropriately dressed at all times.

10. Advocates for or provides support to individuals in their home and while in the community (medical appointments, church, recreation activities etc). Provides support as needed and maintains safety for individuals served while accompanying them on outside health related appointments (ensures no HIPPA violations) or recreational activities.

11. Facilitates learning and skill training in fire safety. Safely evacuates individuals who cannot do it independently.

12. Correctly applies or assists in the application of personal adaptive equipment. Reports all damaged, missing or defective adaptive equipment or environmental safety hazards to a Supervisor/Residential Manager or a Nurse.

13. Reports immediately to a Supervisor, Residential Manager, QIDP, BIS or Nurse any suspicion of verbal, physical, psychological, sexual abuse or neglect of individuals served. Comply with Mandated Reporter status.

14. Reads data/documentation (Electronic Medical Record and Medication Administration Record) and reports errors or missing data to the Supervisor/Residential Manager and writes appropriate data during the assigned shift.

15. Applies knowledge and skills gained through required training that takes place after orientation and buddying process.

a) Medication administration/G-tube training

b) Cardio-pulmonary-resuscitation prevention (CPR)

c) First Aid

d) Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention- Revised (SCIP-R)

16. Performs assigned household chores, which includes but is not limited to, cooking, cleaning, laundry, food shopping, and maintenance related duties performed both inside and outside of the residence. In Group homes this may include shoveling path from doorways and cleaning snow/ice from vehicles

17. Assists in maintaining an inventory of residents’ clothing and personal effects on a routine basis in order to ensure that individuals are properly clothed.

18. May be requested to participate in the resolution of crisis management. Required to report all incidents, both verbally and in writing to the supervisor/residential manager.

19. Will be required to perform bed checks, rounds and repositioning of residents every two (2) hours, or as determined to be necessary by individual plan, or as assigned.

20. May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to their job responsibilities.

Rehabilitation Counselor Qualifications/Skills:

BS/BA required. Degree must be in one of the following areas: Counseling, Psychology, Sociology or a closely related field.
Must have valid and clean drivers’ license for at least 3 years and successfully complete and maintain Community Based Services Driver Authorization.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
A minimum of one year of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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special needs advocate jobs in schenectady, ny

Rehabilitation Counselor

Care Manager - $5,000 Sign on Bonus!

Direct Support Specialist/Caregiver

Residential Manager

Residential Manager

Caregiver for Client with complex developmental disabilities

Supported Decision-Making Training and Outreach Coordinator

Mitigation Specialist

Human Resources Coordinator

Child HH Care Manager

Self-Direction Broker Supports Coordinator

Director of Talent Management

Residential Habilitation Specialist

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