Direct Service Provider II

Employee Type: Full Time

BASIC RESPONSIBILITY:

The Direct Service Provider II will be responsible for interacting with and providing a safe environment including social and community support activities to the participants served. The Direct Service Provider II is responsible to and reports to the Program Innovation Leader and the Director of Programs.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

1. Actively engage with participants in daily activities that support a personcentered approach and supports the participants individual program goals.

2. Encourage participants to join activities while promoting individual choice and decisionmaking opportunities.

3. Promote community integration by ensuring participants have full access to the community through outings field trips and attending special events.

4. Assist the Program Innovation Leader with planning daily activities.

5. Perform the duties of the Program Innovation Leader when the Program Innovation Leader is absent.

6. Complete documentation including but not limited to: daily logs incident reports and attendance logs.

7. Attend departmental staff meetings and trainings.

8. Perform additional tasks and duties as may be assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

General:

MUST be at least 21 years of age.

MUST pass a criminal background check.

MUST have a current California drivers license with a good driving record.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Can lift a minimum of 45lbs.

Strong communication teambuilding and leadership skills

Willingness to learn and be flexible

Excellent interpersonal negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Willingness to learn and be flexible

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Competencies:

SelfawarenessSelfawareness is a key component of personcentered planning; staff must be cognizant of their own cultural assumptions psychological development and temperament personality dynamics and prejudices to avoid imposing their beliefs on the process.

Personal integrityIn the context of personcentered planning personal integrity means having minimal conflicts clear values of caring for the person acting in accordance with those values and acting consistently over time.

Informed decision makingThe ability to help the person understand what the options are and to support the exploration of potential options in order to enhance decisions.

Yielding controlThe ability to have planning driven by the person through selfdirection and selfdetermination including supporting consumers to initiate planning.

Team buildingBuilding the plan is a collaborative task and the staff fosters a team environment. Team building keeps the group of individuals around the person in a

contributing cohesive unit. The team of people is organized to work together cooperatively to meet the persons needs.

Strengthsbased thinkingFocus is on the positive attributes of a person the process is personled and centered on strengthsbased outcomes and positive attributes.

Active and reflective listeningFacilitators use active listening throughout the planning process giving their full attention using body language and responses that demonstrate their consideration and understanding of what the speaker is communicating. The goal of active listening is to ensure the speaker feels heard and understood. Staff use reflective listening paying special attention to the content feelings and meaning behind the message and reflecting back to the speaker to demonstrate understanding and clarify the message. The purpose of reflective listening is to act as a mirror or reflection of the speaker to optimize their communication.

Understanding of living best lifeLiving ones best life is subjective and involves reaching targeted levels of growth leading to taking actions that help the person discover and hone their interests talents and passions. The facilitator supports the person to articulate what his or her best life looks like and to tailor their plan to fit their ideal.

Education:

Some College preferred. MUST have a high school diploma or GED.

Have and maintain current Red Cross First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate.

Fluent in speaking reading and writing in English; Spanish preferred.

Experience:

Minimum 3 years of experience preferred.

SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION:

Monday Friday 8:00am 4:30pm. Some weekends or evening as needed for special events/community events.

403B available with employer 4 provided after employee puts in 6

Health Vision Dental benefits available.

Compensation reflective of experience and education.