Home Safety Assessment Team Member
The Ashby Village Home Safety Assessment (HSA) Team is seeking new members. Team members conduct on-site visits to identify and prioritize safety and accessibility concerns in members’ homes. Under the supervision of the HSA Team leader, members will be trained to:
- Respond to HSA requests from Ashby Village members, determine their concerns, explain the assessment process and schedule in-home assessments
- Use an established checklist to identify and prioritize safety and accessibility concerns at the home visit
- Document safety issues, including taking photos or making sketches when appropriate
- Discuss safety/accessibility issues with the Village member during the home visit
- Prepare a summary report with recommendations for the Village member
- Help member contact the Village office for referrals to handypersons or vetted professionals to carry out HSA recommendations
- Follow-up with members to confirm that safety and accessibility issues have been remedied
Qualifications:
- Background in the building trades, architecture/home design, disabilities and aging, or building accessibility
- Excellent communications skills, including ability to establish comfortable interactions with Village members
- Photo and sketching skills
- Strong follow-through skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Warmth, humor, enthusiasm, persistence
Time Commitment:
- Initial training: 3+ hours
- “Ride-along” home visits: 1.5 hours
- Actual home assessment visits: 1.5 hours
- Summary write-ups: 1 hour
Contact: info@ashbyvillage.org