Direct Support Professional - Community Day Services (CDS) - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongLevel/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Experienced/div divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Bridge St CDS 240 - Yorkville, IL/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full-Time/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;High School or GED/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$18.50 Hourly/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Day/div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Health Care/div /div h4DSP- CDS - Aurora/Yorkville/h4pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strong$1,000 Sign on Bonus/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strong(On-site) Aurora/Yorkville/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"The Association for Individual Development (AID) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people with physical, developmental, intellectual, mental health challenges; those who have suffered a trauma; and those at risk, to enjoy lives of dignity and purpose.nbsp; We are looking for a strongDirect Support Professional Community Day Services/strongnbsp;who demonstrates this mission and wants to work for an organization that makes a difference in the community./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongSchedule Hours/strong:nbsp;strongMonday to Fridaynbsp; 7:00 a.m. to 3 pm or Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:30 pm/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongWhat you will be doing?/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"The DSP ndash; Community Day Services (CDS) is assigned to work directly with someone who has an identified, specialized medical support need or behavior support need. The DSP ndash; CDS is responsible to provide meaningful activities, training, and classes under the direction of the DSP ndash; CDS Instructor and/or Program Manager. The DSP ndash; CDS is responsible to utilize the personrsquo;s Implementation Strategy or Individual Plan and Behavior Support Strategies and implement the supports, care, and goals or objectives within.nbsp;The DSP ndash; CDS is responsible for the implementation of the Behavior Support Strategies as assigned, providing support to clients with maladaptive behaviors. Some behaviors may be serious or require intervention, and may include (but is not limited to) physical aggression, verbal aggression, self-injurious behavior, property destruction, and/or elopement.nbsp;The DSP ndash; CDS will support people in conformance with the agencyrsquo;s mission, as assigned by the Program Manager, Director, or designee, and according to the needs of the person, program, and/or the agency as a whole.nbsp;The DSP ndash; CDS maintains all applicable documentation, records, and reports related to provided services and supports, and functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. The DSP ndash; CDS provides input and information to the IDT as needed.nbsp;nbsp;The DSP ndash; CDS is responsible for the accuracy and quality of all assigned sub-contract work performed, if assigned.nbsp;The Community Day Service program and the DSP ndash; CDS provides services for people from diverse backgrounds, embraces differences in individuals, and promotes a positive attitude with peers and community members.nbsp;nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongEssential Job Responsibilitiesnbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Provide one-to-one support and supervision as defined in the clientrsquo;s Implementation Strategies or Individual Plan and Behavior Support Strategies/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Actively engage, teach, and involve clients in daily, meaningful activities in a variety of settings, including in the community/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Participate in all program activities alongside clients, including volunteering, outdoor activities, swimming (where applicable) and community outings/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Maintain a safe environment for self and clients, and react appropriately to emergency situations, whether at the base location or elsewhere/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Assist clients with personal care tasks, and implement training programs for individuals to learn to complete personal care tasks independently, as assigned/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills in order to provide appropriate instruction to clients, and as well as accurate documentation/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Understand and implement objectives, support needs, and personal goals from Implementation Strategies or Individual Plans for clients as assignednbsp;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Facilitate programming or activities as directed, including client swim programs, outdoors, and outside of base location or elsewhere/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Complete and submit all required documentation in a timely manner, including data sheets, incident reports and attendance sheets/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Remain informed of assigned clients medical and dietary support needs and provide those supports daily and consistently/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Understand and implement Behavior Support Strategies as assigned, and respond to emergency behavioral incidents should they occur/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary team, giving input and information to the team in order to provide insight, feedback, and recommendations to meet the clientrsquo;s needs effectively/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Works cooperatively and respectfully with others/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongWhat will we provide uFull Time employees.nbsp;/u/stronga href="https://aidcares.org/attachments/Benefits_Summary.pdf"Benefits_Summary.pdf/anbsp;/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strong$1000 sign on bonus for full-time/strong/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"21 Days of Paid Time Off plus 10 Paid Holidaysnbsp;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Paid training/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Tuition reimbursementnbsp;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Critical Illness and accident insurance/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"401K with a 3.5% company contribution after one year./span/span/li /ul h4 /h4brpspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongWhat will you bring to the table?/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongEducation:nbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"High School graduate/GED transcript required nbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongLicense/certifications:nbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Autism training/certification preferrednbsp;/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif"span style="font-size:14px"CNA Preferred/span/span/p /li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongExperience: nbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Minimum of one (1) year experience working with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities preferrednbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Experience working with people requiring specialized behavioral and/or medical supports preferrednbsp;/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif"span style="font-size:14px"Must have a valid driver#39;s license/span/span/p /li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongPhysical:nbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Requires significant walking and standing daily, with occasional running for short periods of timenbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Must be able to push, pull, reach, stoop, and bendnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Must be able to lift or move up to 50 lbs, with no physical or medical restrictionsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Must be able to assist individuals with their physical needs and personal care, including a two-person lift or transfer, with no physical or medical restrictionsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Must be able to intervene physically using applied CPI techniques and/or restraints after training, with no physical or medical restrictions/span/span/p /li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongEquipment/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using a PC computer and printernbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using household appliances competently and safely, such as stove, microwave, washer/dryer, vacuumnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using a phone and voicemail systemnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using office equipment such as copy machines, calculators, shredder or fax machinenbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using adaptive equipment as assigned, such as Hoyer lift, iPad, communication devices, scales, or other assistive devicesnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Using a walkie talkie or intercom system when assignednbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"strongAdditional Requirements:nbsp;nbsp;/strong/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Minimum age requirement is 18 years oldnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Valid, unexpired, Illinois driverrsquo;s license and good driving record as defined by AIDrsquo;s driver eligibility requirementsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Minimum liability insurance as defined by AIDrsquo;s personnel policynbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Ability to transport clients in agency and/or personal vehicle as assignednbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Complete DHS-approved Direct Support Person (DSP) training within 120 days of hire OR have already completed DSP training and appears on the Health Care Worker Registrynbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Complete and maintain assigned trainings and certifications as required by program location, including, but not limited to: CPR/FA, CPI, Positive Behavior Supports, AIDrsquo;s Health Curriculum and others as assignednbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Ability to complete job requirements with minimal supervisionnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Ability to provide crisis intervention when needed, and work as part of a team to support individuals with complex needsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Attend in-service trainings as requirednbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skillsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Demonstrate proficient computer skillsnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"Good interpersonal skills, and maintain professional interaction with co-workers and supervisory staffnbsp;/span/span/p /li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"If we seem like a good fit, consider joining our growing team of compassionate, hardworking, and caring individuals, and start your path toward a fulfilling career that you can be proud to work./span/span/p