Direct Support Professional - Community Day Hab

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a group of Day Habilitation participants as they engage in BCS sponsored activities on and off site.
• Ensure the groups 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

• A 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.