Direct Support Technician (Part-time)

Salary : Depends on Qualifications

Location : Roxboro, NC

Job Type : Part-time

Job Number : 2025-00020

Department : Person Industries

Opening Date : 02 / 14 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 28 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Eastern

Salary Grade : 104

Hiring Salary Range : $14.59 - $18.69 hourly

Hours : 8 : 00 AM - 12 : 00 PM; Monday - Friday

Everything is Better in Person"

Summary Objective

Person County Government is recruiting for a part-time Direct Support Technician for Person Industries. Person Industries is a community rehabilitation program that trains people with disabilities for jobs in the community. Employees receive on-the-job work experiences through Person Industries' onsite and community employment work groups. Person Industries operates the Person County Recycling Center, as well as employs people in work groups in several local industries through production, housekeeping and confidential shredding contracts.

The purpose of this position is to perform instructional and personal care work with assigned consumers in the field or a community rehabilitation setting.

This job works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

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The starting salary will be determined with consideration given to both the candidate's educational background and relevant work experience.

This is a non-exempt position. Part-time employees cannot work more than 1000 hours per calendar year.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Provides instruction and support in completing job, leisure and personal care tasks that enable individuals to be as independent as possible.
• Orients and trains consumers in tasks in small groups and one-on-one instruction; provides repetitive instruction as necessary.
• Observes, coaches and encourages consumers through accomplishment of tasks; ensures quality, productivity and meeting of established deadlines, if applicable.
• Provides support and instruction in various areas to instruct consumers, including behavioral, communication, safety, problem-solving; implements behavior plans and non-violent physical crisis intervention as needed.
• Provides physical care to consumers as needed, both as instruction and to assure the consumer's health and cleanliness.
• Documents consumer activities, concerns and progress toward goals, including completing timesheets, progress notes, billing, behavior intervention, incidents and behavior management.
• Advocates for consumers; discusses activities with family members, caretakers and other counselors.
• Provides first aid, and physical behavioral interventions when needed.
• In the field - transport consumer(s) to and between sites; assists with tasks while supporting the consumer's independence : In the facility : make plans for community interest by addressing barriers, coordinating finances and transportation for activities to ensure participation.
• Attends training and meetings to maintain core competencies and skills.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Special Certifications and Licenses

Person County conducts pre-employment screening on candidates. Job offers are conditional pending the following :

Person County Government is an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer

Part-time employees can enroll in the NC 401k and NC 457 plans through Empower. No County contributions.

County gym membership if working at least 850 hours per year. Cost is $50. per year.

LONGEVITY :

This application is the official document (not your resume) that will be reviewed to determine the next step in the process. Did you fully complete the work experience section of this application? Failure to complete the work experience section will lead to an incomplete application. Please note that initialing this section results in an incomplete application.

Did you fully complete the education section of this application? Failure to complete the education section will lead to an incomplete application. Please note that initialing this section results in an incomplete application.

Did you list your current or most recent employer on your application?

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