Development Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Benefits/Perks

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Careers Advancement

Job Summary
We are seeking a Development Support Professional to join our team. In this role, you will work directly with individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities with the aim of assisting the individual to become integrated into his/her community in the least restrictive environment. A DSP also acts as an advocate for the disabled individual, in communicating their needs, self-expression and goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide Skills Building Instructions
• Support Learning Through Coaching
• Teach Community and Social Skills
• Provides direct assistance with improving the access to and use of community resources by individual participants or group of participants.
• Implements the behavioral support plans of participants or groups of participants.
• Provides active support and direct assistance in participants' participation in community social, recreational and leisure activities.
• Ensure individuals' health, safety and welfare, enhances the quality of individuals' lives, and supports community inclusion.
• Completes and updates all daily, weekly and monthly records, reports, logs, progress notes, and medical records in an accurate, timely and professional manner.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of acceptable social work, and interpersonal behavior.
• Ability to understand and relate to persons with disabilities.
• Ability to learn and apply positive methods to modify behavior.
• Ability to maintain professional and respectful interaction with individual and co-workers.
• Ability to work alone with minimal supervision.
• Ability to write/type legibly in English in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
• Ability to facilitate groups and/provide individual skill instruction.

Shifts/Locations Available (Fayetteville, GA)

1. Community Living Services (CLS) $17

• Work schedule is Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with 4 hour shifts each day. Please note that days and hours may change based on client needs and are not limited to this schedule.

2. Community Residential Alternative (CRA) Overnight

• -Friday: 10:30 pm - 10:30 am
• -Saturday: 10:30 pm - 10:30 am
• -Sunday: 10:30 pm- 8:30 am

3. Community Residential Alternative (CRA)

• Monday - Friday 2:30 pm - 10:30 pm