What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional position at OPPORTUNITY WORKS INC?
JOB SUMMARY: The program model utilizes a Person Centered Approach and includes structured activities and interventions that provide instruction and support in 5 key areas. These include accommodating changes in physical functioning, cognitive ability, Executive Functioning areas, behavior and emotion regulation, and language and communication development. A high degree of structure exampled by scheduling, routine and visual and auditory adaptations is combined with a commitment to individualization, community inclusion and skill acquisition to provide participants the opportunity to achieve the highest degree of independence and growth possible.
The program model provides intensive, community and site-based services in a number of critical areas.
- Social Skill Training
- Personal Care
- Leisure Time Exposure & Development
- Behavior Programming and Anger Management
- Emotion Regulation Techniques
- Community Integration & Inclusion
- Physical Exercise & Mobility Training
- Pre-vocational Skill Development
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
- at least 2 years of experience working with the Developmental Disabled and/or Brain Injured population.
- A college degree and/or a C.N.A. certification is preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and the ability to drive a van required.
- Crisis intervention training (i.e. PABC) is favorable
- CPR, First Aid and MAP certificates are preferred
Salary : $20 - $22