Direct Support Professional, Project SEARCH

PathPoint•Los Angeles, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

PathPoint is seeking a Full-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) to lead our Project SEARCH team at Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, CA (West LA). Project SEARCH is a unique one-year internship program that enables young adults with developmental disabilities to learn invaluable job skills in a competitive work setting. In this role, you will coach and support students with disabilities as they work through internship rotations.

Requirements

Patience, compassion, and the ability to interact with individuals with disabilities, their family members, community partners, and others in a positive and constructive manner.
Culturally aware, acknowledges diverse employee backgrounds, possesses skills to collaborate across cultures, and avoids biased assumptions based on cultural differences.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities or disadvantages is desirable.
Experience teaching, coaching or training others is desirable.

Responsibilities

Coach and support interns by teaching soft skills such as professional communication, behavior and grooming/hygiene, and hard skills specific to the internship duties.
Provide individualized support for interns, including job coaching, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, and use of assistive technology.
Collaborate with interns, employers, staff, and other partners to creatively address any issues affecting students' training and employment.
Lead classroom discussions on a variety of employment-related skills.
Write case notes, monthly student evaluations, and other reports regularly.