Direct Support Professional

The Fedcap Group•Springfield, VA

11h•$17 - $18

About The Position

As a Direct Support Professional, you will train, coach, mentor, and counsel people with disabilities in appropriate work attitudes, employability, work skills specific to their employment, social and communication skills, adaptive equipment use, and positive behavioral change. Support may be provided in person, through virtual learning, or in employment-readiness classes. You will help individuals reach their potential, support transitions for newly enrolled individuals, assist with personal needs and mobility training or transportation as needed, and help create learning methods that nurture work, social, and community skills. You will train, monitor, and support a group of individuals in Employment Services or Group Day programs; complete required reports and training; and help audit sites for regulatory, procedural, and policy compliance. The role also involves communicating with parents, guardians, residential counselors, and other professionals about individual progress, and coordinating group training schedules and community-access outings.

Requirements

Associate's degree in human services, Behavior Management, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to interpret and apply curriculum to support individual learning effectively.
Strong communication skills and ability to network with community members.
Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

One year or more of experience working with people with disabilities in a vocational or residential setting is strongly preferred; customer service experience is acceptable as an alternative.

Responsibilities

Train, coach, mentor, and counsel people with disabilities in work attitudes, employability, employment-specific skills, social and communication skills, adaptive equipment use, and positive behavioral change.
Provide support in person, through virtual learning, and by teaching in-person employment-readiness classes.
Use positive behavior management techniques consistent with Commonwealth of Virginia guidelines and MANDT behavior protocol.
Help individuals reach their potential and support newly enrolled individuals through the transition process.
Develop creative learning methods that foster work, social, and community skills, and assist with virtual learning.
Assist with individuals' personal needs and provide mobility training or transportation as needed.
Train, monitor, and support a group of individuals in Employment Services or Group Day programs.
Complete required reporting documents and assist with site audits for regulatory, procedural, and policy compliance.
Follow applicable work-site personnel practices and policies, including OSHA standards and uniform requirements.
Complete required training to maintain licensing requirements and develop professional skills as requested.
Communicate with parents, guardians, residential counselors, and other professionals about individuals' overall progress.
Coordinate schedules for individual group training and community-access outings.