Direct Support Professional I (Part-Time Transportation) Afternoon Shift

CONCHO VALLEY CENTER FOR HUMAN ADVANCEMENT • San Angelo, TX

34d • $13 - $0 • Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional l is assigned various shifts where job requirements will involve training and support services for people with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Assignments may include group home shifts, community services such as training/appointments/respite & office duties. Work involves providing rehabilitative services with the goal of assisting each person to become as independent as possible. The Direct Service Professional provides daily living, personal hygiene, social skills training and behavioral management skills training, as needed, for each person. Other tasks include vehicle maintenance, office cleaning and any other task delegated by the HCS Supervisor or the IDD Community Services Program Manager. Services provided are to be delivered in a timely manner and accuracy of documentation is a requirement. The Direct Support Professional provides all services in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code for HCS & TxHmL.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or 3 letters of reference and the completion of a MHMR Concho Valley competency test.
• Certification in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior (PMAB) will be required.
• Valid Texas Driver License required.
• Must not have more than 3 moving violations in the last 3 years, and proof of current liability insurance.
• Must be insurable on the Center’s insurance.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to complete all MHMR Concho Valley training.

Nice To Haves

• Six (6) months’ experience in therapeutic work preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Training and support services for people with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities.
• Assisting each person to become as independent as possible.
• Providing daily living, personal hygiene, social skills training and behavioral management skills training.
• Vehicle maintenance.
• Office cleaning.
• Delivering services in a timely manner.
• Ensuring accuracy of documentation.
• Providing all services in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code for HCS & TxHmL.

Benefits

• MHMR Concho Valley is a trauma informed organization dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe, calm, and secure environment with supportive care, a system-wide understanding of trauma prevalence and impact, recovery and trauma specific services, and recovery-focused, consumer-driven services that applies to all staff, volunteers, contracted providers, and community partners.
• MHMR Concho Valley has made an implicit commitment to prevent and reduce suicide deaths among individuals served by the Center through applying the elements of safer suicide care outlined the Zero Suicide Framework (lead, train, identify, engage, treat, transition, improve).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED