Direct Support Professional - Chefornak

YKHC Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation; Bethel (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Healthcare coverage

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Retirement plans

Employee Wellness Center

Job summary

YKHC Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, AK, is seeking a Direct Support Specialist to assist individuals with developmental disabilities and coordinate village-based services. You will help individuals access resources and work with families to promote self-sufficiency.

Responsibilities include regular meetings with individuals and families, ensuring safety with the Traditional Council, and supporting daily activities in a respectful, culturally competent manner.

Qualifications

• Experience/education in special education or related field preferred.
• Minimum Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Two years experience with consumers with special needs preferred.
• Associates degree preferred is valued.
• Valid Alaska Driver’s License or ability to obtain one.
• CPR/First Aid required or willing to complete the class.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Coordinate village-based services and help individuals access resources.
• Work with Traditional Council to assure individual safety and wellbeing.
• Meet regularly with individual and family to assist in addressing self-sufficiency issues.

Skills

Human relations

Written communication

Driver's license

Education

HS Diploma

Associates degree preferred

Job description

We are working together to achieve excellent health. Come join us! The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is a Tribal health care organization, serving nearly 30,000 people living across rural, southwest Alaska in villages with populations from about 10 to more than 1,000. Bethel, the regional hub and location of the only hospital in the region, has a population of nearly 7,000. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is home to thousands of lakes and two primary rivers—the Kuskokwim and Yukon. We offer a broad range of employment opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the health of people in the region.

Position Summary

Provide direct support services to assigned individual with developmental disabilities. Coordinate village‑based services, assist individual in accessing resources, work with Traditional Council to assure individual is safe and well. Meet regularly with individual and family to assist in successfully addressing issues of self‑sufficiency.

Position Qualifications

• Experience and/or education in special education, child/family health and development, counseling and/or community development, preferred, not required.
• Minimum Education: High School diploma or equivalent/GED.
• Experience and/or special education, child/family health and development, counseling and/or community development, human services, social services, liberal arts education, sociology, psychology, preferred, not required.
• Minimum Experience: One year experience, preferred.
• Prefer Associates (AA) degree.
• Two years of progressively responsible experience working with consumers with special needs, Intellectual/Developmental Disability, co‑occurring disorders, developmentally delayed, and/or substance abuse involvement.

License, Certification, Registration

• Valid State of Alaska Driver’s License or ability to acquire a driver’s license.
• Tuberculin clearance at time of employment and annually thereafter.
• CPR, First Aid required or willing to complete the class.

Equipment / Tools

• Office equipment (i.e. computer, multi-line telephone, fax machine, copy machine).

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to operate photocopy machine, fax machine, shredder, and heat laminator.
• Ability to fill and proofread documents for accuracy.
• Have excellent human relations skills as well as written communication skills required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Benefits Include

• Generous PTO – starting at 4.5 weeks per year, accrued over time
• Eleven paid holidays
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement plans
• Employee Wellness Center
• Plus More!

Compensation

Pay Range Minimum: 19.97 Employment Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Hours Per Week: 40 FLSA Exempt: No

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status and any other basis protected by law. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact Human Resources directly. Under P.L. 93-638, preference is given to Alaska Native/American Indian applicants.

For more information, please contact the YKHC Recruitment Department at [e-mail]. Join YKHC, a Tribal Health Organization serving 58 tribes in southwest Alaska. We offer comprehensive healthcare, from community clinics to a regional hospital, dental, behavioral health, and more. Come be part of our team!