Direct Support Professional - First Shift | Melrose Park
About The Position
Hope is a clinical, educational, and therapeutic provider for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. We exist to help children and their families reach their maximum potential by providing state-of-the-art applied behavioral analysis therapies and access to recreation, vocational training, and individualized education programming. We operate out of four separate 501c(3) nonprofit companies and have locations across 7 states. Our mission is supporting individuals and families in achieving optimum growth, independence, and joy. Hope Residential Academy in Melrose Park is a new Hope facility that will provide congregate residential care for children with multiple disabilities between the ages of 5-21. The DSP position, titled Habilitation Specialist, functions in a broad capacity to serve our residents while supporting our residential and operational needs.
Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- High School Diploma or equivalent education.
- A Valid IL Driver’s License & ability to qualify as a DCFS driver
- Successful background clearance, physical, agility test, and drug/alcohol screening.
- Lift, push, pull and/or carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, grasp, reach, stoop, crouch, crawl and run.
- Ability to work weekends and mandatory overtime
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
- Enthusiasm for working with children
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision, program implementation and documentation surrounding the daily living needs and routines for assigned children
- Assist children with activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, feeding, toileting and personal hygiene needs
- Engage children in activities that support the goals of their Individual Support Plan and ensure they achieve maximum levels of independence
- Maintain a valid IL driver's license and provide DCFS approved transportation services for medical appointments and field trips
- Support residential operations through mandatory overtime shifts as needed
Benefits
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
- Sick days
- Vacation days
- Paid leave days
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short & long term disability
- Employee and Dependent Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k)
- Match & Profit Share
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
