Direct Support Professional Senior - Behavior Modification Assistant

About the role

The Direct Support Professional Senior (Behavior Modification Assistant) is responsible for supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, and/or co-occurring diagnoses. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in assessing individual's needs by performing direct care duties.
• Developing and implementing residential and habilitation support plans with goals and methods.
• Evaluating and documenting outcomes, maintaining or modifying the plans and performing related work as required.
• Responding therapeutically using de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports to individuals with challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities

As a Direct Support Professional Senior, you will:

• Support individuals in short- and long-term housing programs.
• Ensure the people we serve achieve their highest quality of life and personal growth.
• Collaborate with community members, employers, and teams to understand and communicate complex services.
• Assist in assessing individual's needs by performing direct care duties.
• Develop and implement residential and habilitation support plans with goals and methods.
• Evaluate and document outcomes, maintaining or modifying the plans and performing related work as required.
• Respond therapeutically using de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports to individuals with challenging behaviors.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must:

• Have experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, and/or co-occurring diagnosis.
• Have experience with verbal de-escalation strategies and working with individuals who exhibit aggressive behaviors.
• Have clear communication skills to understand and communicate complex services with community members, employers, and teams.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Maintain basic math and computer skills.
• Possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Be able to perform all physical/essential requirements with or without reasonable accommodation(s).

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
• Formal training/certification/education in related fields such as CNA, PCA, Child Development, First Aid, CPR, etc.
• Certified Nursing Assistant experience working in a group home, nursing home, assisted living, or similar setting.

Skills

Key skills for this role include:

• Effective verbal de-escalation strategies.
• Positive behavior supports.
• Therapeutic responses to individuals with challenging behaviors.
• Clear communication skills.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Physical abilities to perform all essential job functions.

Benefits

The State of Minnesota offers competitive benefits, including:

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Annual pay increases.
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• Fertility care, including IVF.
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children.
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years).
• Employer-paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care.

Pay

The starting hourly rate for this position is $24.54, with a potential maximum of $31.43 per hour.

Schedule

Shifts available include:

• Day shifts.
• Rotating day/evening combinations.
• Overnight shifts.

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