DSP/Job Coach

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role:

1Axium LLC is looking for a passionate and dedicated DSP/Job Coach to join our team in Beltsville, MD! In this rewarding role, you'll assist individual(s) with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their journey toward employment. If you're driven by helping others succeed professionally, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities:

• Assist assigned program participants in the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of Person-Centered Plans and/or Individualized Work Plan (IWP) that include specific goals related to their vocational progress 
• Match persons with disability and jobs 
• Provide pre-vocational and independent living skills training activities, as appropriate, for individuals enrolled in discovery services, self-employment support services, career exploration services, co-worker supports, job development, follow-along or ongoing job supports, and/or Day Hab/CDS individuals working on barriers to employment
• Seek community connections and employment leads throughout the work week 
• Evaluate, monitor, and document program participants’ progress in accordance with funding source regulations and 1Axium’s policies and procedures 
• Complete and submit daily and/or monthly attendance and reports for each participant, as required 
• Actively participate in each program participants ISP meeting and other meetings as scheduled
• Provide assistance in obtaining employment-related supports (i.e., transportation, assistive technology, reasonable accommodations, as required) 
• Remain knowledgeable about local labor market trends, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other laws and regulations related to vocational rehabilitation and competitive integrated employment 
• Use multiple resources, build relationships with potential employers and other community-based organizations 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or experience could be substituted for education. 

Language Skills:

• Demonstrates the ability to read and comprehend common business documents
• Communicates effectively with the business community using business language both orally and through business correspondence and memorandums
• Responds to routine inquiries or concerns from persons with disabilities, their family members, and project personnel.
• Demonstrates effective written communication including draft correspondence, reports and other materials that conform to prescribed style and format.

About Us:

1Axium LLC supports individuals with intellectual disabilities through the DC Home and Community Based Services waiver program and children with special needs. We are committed to provide person-centered services that attend to individuals and their families in ways that promote skill development, maximum independence, community integration and most importantly a personal meaningful quality of life. Our objective is to nurture a happy and healthy mind, body, and spirit.