Overview:

Support services:

· Are intensive, one-on-one interventions with the participant provided by a direct care worker;

· May be received by the participant on a long-term basis;

· Are authorized in the participant's Autism Waiver plan of care if the participant's behavior without this intervention would require a more restrictive residential or treatment setting;

· May be provided in the participant's home or another setting except a residential or youth camp facility;

· May be provided by more than one direct care worker necessitating ongoing coordination between the direct care workers;

· Are goal-oriented and task-oriented, with interventions developed on an individualized basis based on the participant's individualized treatment plan;

· Use the home and community environment as a learning experience and opportunity to illustrate and model alternative ways for the participant to behave;

· Assist the participant in achieving successful home and community living through structured support, reinforcement, modeling, and behavior management, as evidenced in written progress notes;

Are intended to:

· Prevent or defuse crises;

· Promote developmental and social skills growth;

· Provide the participant with behavior management skills;

· Give the participant a sense of security and safety;

· Assist the participant with maintaining self-sufficiency and impulse control;

· Improve the participant's positive self-expression and interpersonal communication;

· Improve the participant's ability to function and cooperate in the home and community;

· Reverse negative behaviors and attitudes; and

· Foster stabilization; and

Include:

· One-on-one support, assistance, oversight, and intervention;

· Time-structuring activities;

· Immediate behavioral reinforcements;

· Time-out strategies; and

· Crisis intervention techniques.

Qualifications:

· Have at least a high school degree or GED, including equivalency review by an accredited agency for credentials obtained outside of the United States, before rendering services to any Autism Waiver participant;

· Have volunteer or employment experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities as a service provider or as a family member for a minimum of 100 hours

Responsibilities:

· Direct care workers rendering intensive individual support services shall collaborate with the participant's family, providers of other waiver services, and other professionals working with the participant in the home or other community settings, including the schools.

· Work under the ongoing supervision of a qualified professional employee of the provider

· Are approved by the provider as qualified to meet the participant's needs

· Are approved by the participant's parents

· Submit and be cleared on a criminal history background investigation conducted by CJIS

Please click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3ZMTcIY

Benefits:

The hourly rate for this role is expected to be: $22/hr - $25/hr

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Referral program

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents
• Children

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Silver Spring, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person