Chileda's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with cognitive and behavior challenges. Chileda's goal is to help students increase their appropriate social behaviors and develop independent living skills through an enriched learning environment and individualized behavior programming. We are now accepting applications for Direct Support Professionals.Summary:Our Direct Support Professionals Improve the Quality of Life for the students we serve. You help them by playing with them and engaging in recreational activities, community outings and with a lot of imagination. Working with our students is not a job, it's an opportunity to help truly change lives! No prior experience is required and all training is company paid! At Chileda you'll find supportive co-workers who are there to help you out when you need a hand and you'll find a great company culture of teamwork. We also have great staffing ratios, you'll work with 2 or just 1 student.Status Info:We are looking for Part-Time and Full-Time positions on 2nd shift. Typical hours are between 3pm-11pm. Direct care positions require every other weekend and rotating holidays. Full time positions come with Chileda's generous benefits plan. Positions start at $20.00/hr. with a premium on the weekends.Skills: Empathy, compassion and a desire to keep learning.Job Duties Include:

• Having fun with the students!
• Use a Trauma Informed approach when communicating with students.
• Demonstrate patience when students are experiencing challenging times.
• Model and teach appropriate social skills together with the students.
• Record behavior data and record goals and communication logs for assigned students each shift.

Education Requirements: Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency and be 18 at time of hire.Application Instructions: Apply directly at chileda.orgChileda is an EOE.