QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required. Associate or Bachelor’s degree in a social or behavioral science field preferred. Demonstrated ability or potential to work with individuals with special needs in a therapeutic and supportive environment required. Experience in residential treatment or working with individuals with special needs preferred. Age 21 or older required. Demonstrates an ability to exercise good judgment and effectively solve problems. Remains calm under pressure and maintains self-composure/self-control in times of high stress or when others are excited. Effective working alone and as a member of a team.

SUPERVISION: This position reports to the Program Supervisor who in turn, reports to the Program Coordinator. This position may take work direction from the Assistant Program Supervisor, Treatment Team, Building Coordinator, and Teachers.

POSITION PHILOSOPHY: As a member of the program team, the Direct Support Professional is responsible for providing supervision, coaching, modeling, engagement, and support to students in living, activity, school, work, and community settings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS LISTED BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Provides supervision, coaching, modeling, engagement, and support of students in living, activity, school and community settings. Instructs, organizes, and assists students with carrying out daily living activities, recreational activities, developing self-care skills (health/hygiene), learning and practicing social and peer interaction, community interaction and coping skills, budgeting for small personal expenditures, and schoolwork and/or homework.

• Supports and implements agency and individual treatment approaches for students as identified in the Individual Treatment Plans (ITP), Individual Education Plans (IEP) and as established by the treatment team.

• Informs appropriate staff of students’ activities, behaviors and medical concerns. Completes and utilizes all agency forms as outlined in agency policy and procedure, i.e. incident reports, communication log, bed checks, data sheets, shift treatment summaries, staffing reports, activity requests, activity logs, and other miscellaneous reports.

• During school, functions as an active participant as a teacher’s aide, assists students as necessary to meet classroom expectations, activity schedule, and behavior management program. Communicates with teacher, substitute teacher, and therapist about student progress, effective approaches, and concerns whenever necessary.

• Coordinates with team members to plan and implement on- and off-ground activity schedules and events for students. Organizes, time, space and people to promote the activity schedule.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overnight shift
• Rotating weekends

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to pass a National Background check?
• Are you 21 years of age or older?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person