(Female Staff preferred)This position is 1:1. To assist someone who requires extra help/assistance. The DSP will work with one participant 2-5 days a week, 6.5 hrs. per day. and may increase over the course of time. Some light lifting is required. Developmental Disabilities Service Organization (DDSO) services are provided by a team of responsible, caring, and compassionate Direct Support Professionals (DSP) who develop services based on a Person-Centered approach. DSP’s are highly dependable and have a passion for helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities live a more fulfilled and happy life.
Under the supervision of the Program Director, and in accordance with DDSO’s established policies and In compliance with all Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), title 17 and title 22 regulations, the DSP is responsible for providing a safe environment and approaches their role with compassion and empathy to assist and encourage participants to learn, grow and become more independent in the community.
The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is primarily responsible for utilizing designed training strategies to assist program participants in choosing their activities, goals and objectives, while fostering the outcomes of Person-Centered selected goals and objectives by developing, coordinating, evaluating, and daily implementation of training strategies so participants can meet their chosen goals.
The DSP will support each individual's efforts to make informed and responsible choices, take action upon those choices, become participating members of the community, and enhance the quality of their lives. Areas of skill training can include but not be limited to the following areas: community living; self-advocacy; personal growth; home living; employment; volunteering; and the arts.
$20.30 per hour, plus Sick Leave and Vacation hours, shared dental premiums and opportunity to voluntarily contribute to a 401k retirement plan and $200 bonus after 4 months of employment.
