2024 Summer Internship - Direct Support Professional

2024 Summer Internship

Direct Support Professional

Full Time Internship

Vienna, VA

Jill’s House is a Christian non-profit organization and auxiliary ministry of McLean Bible Church called by God to love families raising children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 6-22) toward Jesus by providing them with short-term, overnight respite care and holistic family support services. We seek to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed to all our constituencies. We unconditionally welcome, love, and serve all families whose children fit our service parameters regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or any other characteristic. In all that we do, we seek to live in accordance with Biblical principles. To learn more, please visit our website at www.jillshouse.org/career

The Summer Intern works as a Direct Support Professional, who provides direct care and supervision for school aged children with intellectual disabilities at our weekday camps in Vienna, VA and weekend camps at our Blue Ridge camp in Middleburg, VA. Interns typically work approximately 50 hours a week and are expected to have the physical stamina to perform all aspects of this job, including various Activities of Daily Living for their clients. (including lifting, showering, diapering, dressing)

The internship experience will develop interns' exposure to the disability community, enhance their professional and care-giving skills, and deepen their spiritual growth.

Start Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

End Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Though the end date is August 4, interns are encouraged to stay as long into August as they can. The dates are contingent on each intern's individual college schedule. Interns are paid a monthly stipend, and those from out of the area are offered housing. In addition to serving as direct care staff, interns also participate in required social outings, Bible studies, and professional development opportunities throughout the summer.

Direct Support Professional Intern Description:

• Work 4–12-hour shifts
• Lead an assigned group of 1-4 clients through their scheduled activities (chapel, pool, music, art, playground, gym)
• Follow an individualized service plan for each client in their group to ensure that their clients' basic physical, emotional, and behavioral needs are met
• Provide a safe, fun, and positive experience for their clients
• Accurately document details related to each client's stay
• Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to provide the best care possible
• Interact with the families of the clients we serve

Education Requirements:

•Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university

Additional Qualifications/Requirements:

•Vibrant faith in Jesus Christ

•Passion for serving God and others

•Desire to develop or to enhance direct care skills that will support the clients we serve

•Must review and sign the attached Vision & Values Statement and abide by the Standards of Christian Conduct (see attached)

Application Deadline Date: March 15, 2024

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Please click on the attached Intern and Fellow Brochure for more information.