Direct Support Professional

About This Role

This role involves providing direct care and support services to individuals with special needs, focusing on skill training, therapeutic instruction, and promoting independence in daily living, social, and community activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, skill training and therapeutic instruction to persons served
• Develop, maintain, increase, or maximize an individual's independence in self-care, physical, mental, and emotional health and development
• Provide quality services that promote socialization, community inclusion, leisure, and communication skills
• Work closely with persons served, their families, P.I. staff and community individuals to achieve quality outcomes
• Assist individuals with personal hygiene tasks, dressing, and running daily errands
• Perform cleaning chores

Requirements

• Driver's License
• Comfortable assisting with personal hygiene tasks
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities (autism, severe anxiety and depression, Down syndrome) is beneficial

Nice to Have

• Background in working with individuals with developmental disabilities

Benefits