Direct Support Professional Senior - Behavior Modification Assistant

About the role

The Direct Support Professional Senior job class supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, and/or co-occurring diagnoses. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in assessing individual needs
• Developing and implementing residential and habilitation support plans
• Evaluating and documenting outcomes
• Maintaining or modifying plans
• Responding therapeutically using de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports

Responsibilities

As a Direct Support Professional Senior, you will:

• Support individuals in short- and long-term housing programs
• Assist in assessing individual needs
• Implement and modify support plans
• Evaluate and document outcomes
• Respond therapeutically to challenging behaviors

Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must:

• Have experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, and/or co-occurring diagnoses
• Be able to communicate effectively with community members, employers, and teams
• Have basic math and computer skills
• Hold a valid driver's license
• Be able to perform physical tasks with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Formal training or certification in related fields such as CNA, PCA, Child Development, First Aid, CPR, etc.
• Certified Nursing Assistant experience in group homes, nursing homes, assisted living, or similar settings

Skills

Essential skills for this role include:

• Clear communication skills
• Ability to assess and respond to individual needs
• Knowledge of de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports
• Basic math and computer skills

Benefits

Employees may be eligible for:

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Annual pay increases
• Health, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborns or newly adopted children
• Pension plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care

Pay

The salary range for this position is $54- $31.43 per hour.

Schedule

Shifts available include:

• Day
• Rotating (day/evening combination)
• Overnight

Shift differential is offered for hours between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM.