Direct Support Professional
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Job Location:
Hawthorne, NV - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 18 - 20
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
PALS Inc. provides professional services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. With offices in Santa Barbara Ventura and Los Angeles counties we are committed to assisting individuals in achieving their goals and needs. Our professional staff are dedicated to assisting individuals with disabilities in achieving increased employment prospects border community access and long-term improvements in independent living skills.
The Hawthorne office has an amazing highly skilled professional workforce who make work enjoyable. Although this is not a supervisory position the successful candidate will work directly with program participants and have the possibility to advance to a leadership role if their behavioral and communication skills are extraordinary.
We are actively looking for a male candidate who has worked with individuals who may be experiencing socio-emotional difficulties due to intellectual disability. The candidate for this position enjoys a challenge and has prior experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma and may exhibit behavior excesses and limitations. This is a community-based program.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Minimum High School Diploma
- Experience is highly desirable plus 1 year
Skills and Abilities:
- Bilingual is preferred (Spanish)
- Must be willing to drive approximately no more than 15 miles to the clients home
- Ability to maintain professionalism during an assaultive or acting out individual
- Outgoing personality
Essential Functions:
- Promote growth socialization and independence of the individual
- Able to do repetitive motions
- Daily documentation of individual behavior
- Skill-building to ensure the individual is engaged in daily activities
- Maintain a clean safe and healthy environment
- Attend staff meetings and participate in training
- Go above and beyond with the individual and staff
- Work with more than one individual
Required:
- Reliable transportation
- Valid Drivers License and Auto Insurance
- Must pass background check
- Must pass TB Clearance & Drug Test
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Mileage Stipend
- School Tuition Reimbursement (up to $5k per year)
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Monday to Friday (8am - 3pm)
- Flexible Schedule
- Full-Time/Part-Time
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Children Activity
- Acquisition
- Data Entry
- Commissioning
- Administration Office
- Arbitration
About Company
Transform lives with PALS Inc.'s IDD residential services. Get personalized support, evidence-based treatment & positive behavior change. Contact us today!
