Direct Support Professional-Community

Direct Support Professional - Full-TimeAt Easterseals Redwood, we empower children and adults with disabilities, military veterans, and people facing disadvantages in our region to live full and meaningful lives. Our programs are designed to enrich education, expand employment, enhance health, and elevate our communities. By 2030, 10,000 people each year will say Easterseals Redwood makes their lives better.Why join Easterseals Redwood as a DSP-Community Hub:Starting at $16/hr+ commensurate with experience.PTO and Extended Illness TimeHealth Insurance options401 K Retirement Plan with a company matchDental and Vision Insurance optionsDisability Insurance optionsEducation and Professional Development AssistanceFree daily lunch (Kentucky campus)Humana Employee Assistance Plan10 Paid holidaysGrowth OpportunitiesPosition Summary: As a Community Hub DSP you will have the daily opportunity to empower individuals with disabilities to grow in self-determination, self-advocacy, and confidence as they work towards life and employment goals. At each Community Hub location, we strive to help individuals become active participants in their communities and access meaningful work experiences. Community Hub DSPs teach adults vocational skills and basic community involvement skills including social, intellectual, and physical outreach to help individuals served work towards a successful future based on each individual's definition of that.Job Responsibilities:Demonstrates knowledge of assigned adult's condition. Reads individual files, reviews assessments, individualized objectives, and performance data to identify preferences, means of participation, method of problem-solving, and proficiency of adults in performing tasks.Provides physical assistance to individuals served when exiting/entering the Community Hub/various community setting and to/from transportation if necessary. (This may include securing wheelchairs for transportation and/or physical transfer of individuals.)Supports individuals at all community work sites and ensures contracted work is completed correctly and in the allotted time frames. This may include performing contract work to complete contracted assignments.Supports individuals at all community volunteer sites and ensures agreed upon work/task is completed correctly and in the allotted time frames. This may include performing volunteer work to assist individuals served accomplish task.Assigns, sets-up and trains individuals served in their daily job assignments. This includes reinforcing previously learned assignments, providing supervision, checking work for quality and supplying individuals served with materials. Instructing individuals served in a manner appropriate for their learning style and abilities. Supervises all individuals served in immediate work area.Establishes and maintains safe working environment for individuals served.May operate machines and maintain equipment based on vocational/volunteer sites.Provides active learning programs for individuals/small groups to support the development of new skills and achievement of learning objectives with assistance from the Community Hub Lead at the Community Hub location and in various community locations.Other duties as assigned.Education/Qualifications:Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.Two years working with individuals with disabilities preferredTeam playerDriver's License requiredIf you're someone that is passionate about making a difference and would like the opportunity to do just that every day, a career at Easterseals Redwood may be for you. We are currently hiring and encouraging anyone interested in becoming part of an organization with a mission-driven, relationship-focused, joy-filled culture to apply.