Direct Support Professional - Day Hab

Direct Support Professional

The Community for All Day Habilitation Program provides adults with intellectual disabilities a comprehensive range of services. Participants learn to navigate their communities through speech and occupational therapy, volunteer opportunities, creative art and expression groups, and more.

The responsibility of a Direct Service Professional is to foster individual independence and engage individuals through a person centered approach. To empower independence through proactive training and practical experiences while involved in integrated activities in the community.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supervising a group of Day Habilitation participants as they engage in BCS sponsored activities on and off site.
• Ensure the group's weekly activity sheet is adhered to, and that participants exhibit appropriate social behavior during participation in the program.
• Incorporate life and job skills, money management skills, and travel skills into group and volunteer activities, and facilitate the individuals' community integration.
• Engage in person centered planning with the individuals and create an environment to foster personal empowerment.
• Attend to the participants' personal care
• Responsible for the timely completion of daily checklists, monthly summary notes, and semi-annual and annual staff action plans
• Maintain contact with families as necessary
• Teach and reinforce fire and safety procedures

• Encourage and motivate individuals to attend program on a daily basis
• Act as a role model to the participants by displaying appropriate behavior
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent required; Associates preferred in Human services, psychology or Sociology
• Previous experience or knowledge in the I/DD field is a plus
• Work or life experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities is a plus
• Must have excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills including ability to problem-solve
• Must respond well to supervision and be a team player
• Must be computer literate
• Excellent judgment and sensitivity to the needs of the individual
• Willing to take initiative
• Bi-Lingual Spanish preferred
• Must undergo pre-employment screenings such as the Criminal Background Check required by OPWDD

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities