DSP, Personal Supports Services (Monday-Friday, 400pm 800pm Dedicated Services)

Do you enjoy helping others reach their full potential
Do you enjoy having fun at work and doing recreational activities
Are you motivated by personal enrichment
Do you want to work for an amazing organization!

The DSP Personal Support Services will be committed to supporting the organizations mission of ensuring quality support services are provided and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are both respected and afforded opportunities to choose and participate in and access community events activities and resources.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity and fulfilling career then becoming a Direct Support Professional (DSP) is the perfect job for you!

Responsibilities Well Help You Master

• Support individuals in achieving their personal goals and fulfilling their dreams by having a person-centered focus
• Teach independent living and daily skills to the persons-served by identifying and meeting social environmental and health care needs such as daily grooming and personal care routines
• Actively plans coordinates and participates with residents in social activities including frequent community outings
• Instructs supports and participates in performing household tasks with persons served such as cleaning preparing meals food shopping etc

Who You Will Be Supporting

In this role you will have the amazing opportunity to support someone that:

• Is very detailed and organized living in the Berwyn Heights MD area with their parents
• Regularly engages in various activities that they schedule themselves
• Is very articulate and can express their needs and wants to the staff
• Attends swimming lessons daily during the Summer
• Engages in other activities like hiking and taking daily walks in the neighborhood
• Would like to become more efficient at performing basic household chores like cleaning their room making the bed and preparing lunch

The Ideal Candidate

• Someone who will take the initiative to present new ideas for community outings and activities
• Suggest new activities that could help enhance a variety of skills
• Someone who is patient because the person supported doesnt deviate from their schedule easily and gets very anxious if changes are made
• Must be punctual because the person supported likes to be on time for their activities and gets upset when staff run late
• Must be willing to use their personal vehicle to transport the person supported to and from their activities
• Will model appropriate social norms and behaviors for the person supported to teach them how to respect boundaries.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited educational institution
• Able to communicate effectively with the individuals to whom services are provided
• Should have experience working with people with intellectual disabilities or with other types of special needs populations
• Have patience and positive coaching skills to assist AM with successfully reaching his goals
• Enjoy being active and proactively partner with AM while engaging in activities events and volunteer efforts of choice
• Will be resourceful in researching community activities volunteer efforts and enjoy introducing new ideas

Do You Want to Work for an Organization with Great Benefits!!!

• Paid Community Outings
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance (CareFirst)
• 403B Retirement Plan Match - Mutual of America (Up to 6%)
• Group Life Insurance - Guardian (up to $50000)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Guardian)
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability (Guardian)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave (full-time and part-time eligibility)
• 10 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
• Employee Discounts (Groupon Six Flags Touro University Hertz car rentals AMC Theaters Dell computers etc.)
• Paid On-site Trainings!

Ardmore Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression age disability genetic information citizenship status military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local law.

We are looking for great staff and it can be you! Apply today!