Direct Support Professional, Project SEARCH

Job Description

Job Description

Do you enjoy teaching others and seeing them succeed? Are you passionate about empowering people with disabilities to achieve their fullest potential? Are you looking for something more than a desk job where you can make a difference every day with an awesome team? Look no further than PathPoint's Project SEARCH team!

PathPoint is seeking a full-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) to lead our Project SEARCH team at Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, CA (West LA). Project SEARCH is a unique one-year internship program that enables young adults with developmental disabilities to learn invaluable job skills in a competitive work setting. In this role, you will coach and support students with disabilities as they work through internship rotations.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm, 35 up to 40 hours per week possibility if desired.

About PathPoint: PathPoint is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people flourish. We partner with children, adults, and families to foster hope, build life skills, access support systems, and form meaningful relationships. We serve communities across Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

Compensation: This is an hourly position starting at $24.25 per hour. If you are bilingual (Spanish or ASL), and the skill is needed when supporting the individuals we serve, the starting wage is $24.55 per hour and the pay range is $23.04 -$25.24. The pay range is subject to change based on a variety of factors.

Why Work At PathPoint:

• Culture of kindness, compassion and respect
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Opportunity to make a difference in your community every day
• Mental health day after 60 days and on 1st and 2nd anniversaries
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
• Paid vacation and holidays*
• Paid sick leave
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with company match
• Other perks like wellness program with cash rewards, Employee Assistance Program, and referral bonuses
• Extra pay for bilingual staff (Spanish or ASL if the skill is needed)

*Benefits noted with an asterisk are for full-time employees regularly scheduled for 30+ hours per week.

How You'll Make a Difference:

• Coach and support interns by teaching soft skills such as professional communication, behavior and grooming/hygiene, and hard skills specific to the internship duties.
• Provide individualized support for interns, including job coaching, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, and use of assistive technology.
• Collaborate with interns, employers, staff, and other partners to creatively address any issues affecting students' training and employment.
• Lead classroom discussions on a variety of employment-related skills.
• Write case notes, monthly student evaluations, and other reports regularly.

What We're Looking For:

• Patience, compassion, and the ability to interact with individuals with disabilities, their family members, community partners, and others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities or disadvantages is desirable.
• Experience teaching, coaching or training others is desirable.
• Culturally aware, acknowledges diverse employee backgrounds, possesses skills to collaborate across cultures, and avoids biased assumptions based on cultural differences

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and we offer reasonable accommodations to support successful employment to those with disabilities.

Pre-employment background checks and health screenings will only be required post-offer.