Direct Support Professional, 1st Shift

About the role

We are hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support our students during first shift. DSPs work directly with our students to teach important life, social, and communication skills, support them in activities of daily living (ADLs), and provide physical behavior interventions. This role is ideal for individuals who are compassionate, motivated, and eager to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children with developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Use a Trauma Informed Approach by communicating with and about students in a respectful, positive, and age-appropriate manner while consistently using a therapeutic tone even in high-stress situations.
• Encourage individuality of students by allowing self-expression and opportunities to make choices throughout their day.
• Record behavior data, goals and communication logs of all assigned students, and complete Emergency Intervention Forms (EIFs), Incident Reports (IRs), and/or Employee Accident Reports.
• Communicate with house/classroom leads when there is an incident or emergency intervention.
• Participate in debriefing and check out with house lead or classroom prior to leaving before your shift, ensuring all chores, data, and forms are completed.
• Review expectations with students prior to transitions, activities, or events.
• Help students to understand their rights by offering opportunities for self-advocacy.
• Use Crisis management techniques taught in trainings including verbal de-escalation, creative redirection, topic changes, and allowing space and time for processing during a crisis.

Requirements

No experience is necessary. We provide training to help you succeed. If you have a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and want to help make a difference in the lives of children, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Educational Requirement: High school diploma or equivalent
• Age Requirement: Must be at least 18 years old
• Behavioral Skills and Judgment: Conducive to role modeling appropriate skills for students
• Experience: Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is a plus

Pay

Competitive pay ranging from $20.00 to $23.00 an hour during first shift.

Schedule

• General Hours of Duty: First shift (with working hours between 7:30am and 4:30pm), Monday through Friday, and every other weekend.
• Shifts: Full or part time openings. DSPs work rotating holidays and overtime as approved.
• Schedules: Shifts are scheduled in a two-week period and repeat after those two weeks (i.e week 1 schedule, week 2 schedule, repeat).
• Shift Lengths and Times: Shift lengths and times may vary.