Direct Support Mentor - Empower IDD Living

RHA Health Services, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv

Employee perks and discount program

Paid Time Off (full-time employees)

Health/Insurance (full-time employees)

401(k) retirement savings program

Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotions

Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job

Job summary

RHA Health Services, LLC is seeking a Direct Support Mentor for the Emory program to help individuals with IDD pursue personal outcomes and independent living. You will work with an interdisciplinary team to identify supports and promote dignity, choice, and quality of life.

This role involves hands-on support and community integration across daily living activities. The position emphasizes safety, professional training, and ongoing assessment, with opportunities for growth and a competitive

Qualifications

• Must have a High school diploma or GED.
• Prefer experience working with IDD individuals.
• At least one year of experience working with the population served.
• Must have a valid driver’s license (this is a condition of employment) including personal vehicle insurance coverage.
• Must maintain proficiency in company sponsored training and certifications and privileging as required.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certification , Med Tech and NCI certifications and other core competency training that may be specified and/or required by future company regulations or service definitions of service being provided.

Responsibilities

• Assists people supported to identify personal outcomes that best suit his or her personal interests, cultural background, and desires for the future.
• Assists the Interdisciplinary Team in identifying supports needed for personal outcomes to be realized.
• Understands and promotes the people supporter’s goals, as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism and quality of life.
• Provides opportunities for choice, and encourages people supported to make choices, and to exercise control over themselves and their environment.
• Reports all incidents of people supported abuse, neglect or exploitation immediately.
• Ensures and assists with the cleanliness of group home by completing Environmental Assessments, work orders for maintenance needs, monitoring cleanliness of company vehicles and keeping home and grounds clean.
• Supports people supported in eating, resting, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, playing, and working, according to each person’s abilities and interests.
• Helps people supported develop healthy personal and social habits.
• Prepares, assists and instructs people supported in food preparation and cleaning of residences and vocational program areas.
• Supports people supported in identifying and acquiring valued social roles in integrated community settings, including, but not limited to opportunities for membership in local groups, clubs, and organizations.
• Instructs and assists people supported using techniques and strategies designed to improve sensory motor and perceptual motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
• Works with each person receiving services to increase motivation; provides consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to each individual for all learning activities.
• Trains people supported in self-medication administration according to company policy.

Skills

CPR

First Aid

Driver's License

Training Compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

RHA Health Services, LLC is seeking a Direct Support Mentor for the Emory program to help individuals with IDD pursue personal outcomes and independent living. You will work with an interdisciplinary team to identify supports and promote dignity, choice, and quality of life.

This role involves hands-on support and community integration across daily living activities. The position emphasizes safety, professional training, and ongoing assessment, with opportunities for growth and a competitive