Direct Support Professional - Day Programs

Link Associates; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

On-Site Childcare

Paid Holidays

No Evenings

No Weekends

Full-time shifts 8 am - 4 pm

Mon-Fri

Job summary

Link Associates is hiring for Direct Support - Day Program to work with adults who have diverse abilities in a daytime on-site setting. Shifts run Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm, with no evenings or weekends required.

On-site childcare and paid holidays are included, and employees can enjoy daily pay options. Responsibilities include supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, providing transportation, and joining participants on community outings such as

Qualifications

• Must be able to support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Ability to provide transportation and accompany individuals into the community.

Responsibilities

• As a Developmental Specialist, work with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Some people may be fairly independent and require less assistance; others may be non-verbal and need more support.
• Provide transportation and accompany the people you support into the community for errands, banking, groceries, visits and events.
• Get to know each of the people you support to understand preferences, joys and triggers.
• Ensure the people you support are happy, healthy, and safe.

Job description

Direct Support - Day Program

Link Associates Now Hiring for highly sought-after shifts!

• Monday - Friday.
• On-Site Childcare.
• Daily Pay.
• Available full-time shifts 8 am - 4 pm.
• No Evenings.
• No Weekends.
• Paid Holidays.

Responsibilities:

• As a Developmental Specialist at Link, you work with adults who have various types of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Some of the people Link supports are fairly independent and able to take care of many of their needs on their own.
• Others may be non-verbal and unable to use their arms and legs and require more assistance doing things.
• Provide transportation and accompany the people they support into the community as they run errands like going to the bank and grocery shopping, visit others and go on outings, and attend events.
• Get to know each of the people they support.
• Getting to know what the people they support like, what they dislike, what brings them joy and makes them happy as well as what might trigger a behavior.
• Really need to know the people they work with in order to be successful at supporting them and to ensure they are happy, healthy, and safe.