Development Support Professional

Cherished Hearts Private Home Care, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Competitive compensation

Job summary

A community care provider seeks a Development Support Professional in Atlanta, GA, to assist individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities in integrating into their communities. Responsibilities include providing skills training, support, and ensuring health and safety. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently, and effective communication abilities. This role offers flexible scheduling and competitive compensation.

Responsibilities

• Provide skills building instructions.
• Support learning through coaching.
• Teach community and social skills.
• Assist participants in using community resources.
• Implement behavioral support plans.
• Facilitate community participation activities.
• Ensure health, safety, and welfare of individuals.
• Complete and update records accurately.

Skills

Knowledge of social work and interpersonal behavior

Ability to relate to persons with disabilities

Ability to learn behavior modification techniques

Professional interaction skills

Ability to work independently

Legible writing and typing in English

Group facilitation and individual instruction

Job description

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Benefits/Perks
• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Careers Advancement

Job Summary

We are seeking a Development Support Professional to join our team. In this role, you will work directly with individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities with the aim of assisting the individual to become integrated into his/her community in the least restrictive environment. A DSP also acts as an advocate for the disabled individual, in communicating their needs, self-expression and goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide Skills Building Instructions
• Support Learning Through Coaching
• Teach Community and Social Skills
• Provides direct assistance with improving the access to and use of community resources by individual participants or group of participants.
• Implements the behavioral support plans of participants or groups of participants.
• Provides active support and direct assistance in participants' participation in community social, recreational and leisure activities.
• Ensure individuals' health, safety and welfare, enhances the quality of individuals' lives, and supports community inclusion.
• Completes and updates all daily, weekly and monthly records, reports, logs, progress notes, and medical records in an accurate, timely and professional manner.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of acceptable social work, and interpersonal behavior.
• Ability to understand and relate to persons with disabilities.
• Ability to learn and apply positive methods to modify behavior.
• Ability to maintain professional and respectful interaction with individual and co-workers.
• Ability to work alone with minimal supervision.
• Ability to write/type legibly in English in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
• Ability to facilitate groups and/provide individual skill instruction.

Shifts / Locations Available

• Fayetteville, GA – Community Access Group (CAG): Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
• Riverdale – Community Living Services (CLS): Monday - Friday 2:30 pm - 8:30 pm
• Union City – Community Living Services (CLS): Monday-Friday 2:30pm - 7:30pm
• Community Residential Alternative (CRA) Overnight:
  • Friday: 10:30 pm - 10:30 am
  • Saturday: 10:30 pm - 10:30 am
  • Sunday: 10:30 pm- 8:30 am