Job Coach DSP

Horizon Project (HPI) is a nonprofit that provides support services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Job Coach/DSPs provide person-centered training and activities that enable our clients to achieve employment, enhanced socialization and independence, or meet other personal goals. You may be trained as a job coach and earn an additional job coaching rate when supporting clients with jobs in the community.

No experience or certifications are required! On-the-job training is provided.

Wage Range: $16 - $22 per hour, starting wage depending on experience. However, recent prior experience as a caregiver may be considered when offering a starting wage.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8AM-4PM (40 hrs per week)

This schedule may vary based on client needs - occasional weekends and evenings are required.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Complete assigned duties at Day Support, Community Living Support, or Job Coaching.
• Follow medical procedures regarding dispensing, administering, and documenting client medication
• Follow safety procedures including understanding evacuation plans, and ensuring a clean and safe living environment for the clients
• Follow program procedures regarding client service plans, individual support plans, and action plans.
• Follow financial procedures regarding client and household bank accounts and petty cash.
• Assisting with client care including bathing, dental hygiene, transportation, housekeeping, and cooking.
• Maintain professional communication with teammates, supervisors, clients, client families, and community members.
• Promote and protect the dignity, respect, and independence of our clients

Benefits

• Paid Sick and vacation time
• Company paid life insurance and long term disability insurance
• Partially paid medical and dental
• Vision insurance, hospital insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance
• and more!

• Must be over the age of 18 years old
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test
• Must pass a pre-employment driving records screening (Driving Required Position)
• Must have a valid driver's license that is insurable by HPI's auto insurance provider (Driving Required Position)
• Must pass a pre-employment Oregon State criminal background check

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills (Typing, email, printer/copier)
• Basic time management skills
• Basic math aptitude (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Basic organization skills (organized & clean work station, accurately file documents, etc)
• Ability to communicate clearly, patiently, and respectfully
• Ability to remain calm in a chaotic environment
• Ability to teach others and demonstrate compassion and patience.
• Ability to write information clearly and concisely

Work Schedule

The normal work schedule will vary to accommodate the schedules of the clients supported which may include evening and weekends. It is the attendance standard of the employer that all employees shall be present and on time for each shift that they are scheduled to work. Time off may be approved if allowed by applicable policies covering illness, injury, or another personal emergency.

Physical Demands

Position is active in nature. Must be able to monitor and observe the activities of program participants. Regularly move about or position self to supervise and interact with participants at their level. Occasionally lift, transport, position, push/pull or move up to 50 pounds using proper lifting techniques. Must be sufficiently mobile and possess a range of motion to perform repetitive standing, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, sitting on the floor, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and twisting. Ability to react quickly to the physical actions of program participant. Administrative and supervisory activities will require ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to attend activities and meetings within the County. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Work Environment

This is primarily a community-based job and will involve interaction with intellectually and/or developmentally disabled individuals which can result in physical contact and/or verbal exchanges. This location will be determined by the employment of the client who requires job coaching.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, military service, veteran status, receipt of public assistance, because of a juvenile criminal record that has been expunged, genetic and family medical history information, physical or mental disability, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, when recruiting, hiring, training, transferring or promoting employees at all levels.