Program Support Assistant I, Life Skills Mentor, Apartment

Applications due by November 28, 2025

Goodwill of Colorado

    Job Description

 

Pay: $17/hour

This position is eligible for Daily Pay!  Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30-4p

This position is eligible for Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Program Support Assistant I, Life Skills Mentor, Apartment is an active member of the Community Integration Division team to provide direction and support in the Apartment located in the Possibilities program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Daily Living Instruction:


* The Life Skills Mentor will be responsible for creating, implementing, and instructing daily living skills in the Possibilities Apartment.

Activities include but are not limited to teaching safety skills in the kitchen, basic cooking and entertaining skills, sewing, and learning how to do laundry.

The incumbent will assist all clients in their scheduled areas to participate in activities and help them achieve their personal goals.

Creating instructional learning areas will include working with assistive technology equipment to enhance independent learning.

The Life Skills Mentor will be responsible for ensuring the apartment is a safe and healthy environment at all times.

The Life Skills Mentor will work closely with the Possibilities team to bring in members of the community to assist with the apartment and work with volunteers on certain projects.

The incumbent will also create various community activities coinciding with instructional learning in the apartment.

Possibilities Team Support:


* As a member of the Possibilities Team, the incumbent will participate in staff meetings as directed.  The Life Skills Mentor will also teach proper work habits, interaction, and self-help skills through role modeling and programmatic intervention.

The incumbent will also fill in for other positions as needed and perform additional duties as assigned by management.

The Life Skills Mentor may be requested to assist in the provision of ancillary services to program participants: including necessary help with toileting, transferring, lifting, and other hygiene concerns; assist program participants with transitioning smoothly into daily programming. 

Client/Program Tracking and Reporting:


* The Life Skills Mentor will assist Possibilities staff with completing any assessments and individualized program plans needed for program participants.

In addition, the incumbent will monitor program participants’ daily activities and document them on the daily log note sheets.

Relationship Management: 


* The Life Skills Mentor will communicate in a timely manner and keep the staff informed of progress, cons...