Direct Support Professional — Empower Lives & Skills

State of South Dakota; Redfield (SD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation leave 15 days/120 hours

Sick leave 14 days/112 hours

11 paid holidays

$0 premium employee health insurance

Flexible benefits: dental, vision, etc

Parental & family medical leave

6% retirement plan

Tuition assistance in-state

Job summary

The South Dakota Developmental Center (SDDC) is seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to implement individualized training, behavior management, and therapy programs designed to help people served develop life, academic, and work skills in a structured environment.

This full-time, 40-hour weekly position offers differential pay across shifts and weekends, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within the Department of Human Services.

Qualifications

• techniques used in conducting teaching plans for people with developmental disabilities
• facility routine
• basic social skills
• principles of basic human behavior
• safety procedures and practices
• basic health care
• protective health measures
• physical and emotional needs of people served.

Responsibilities

• be a positive role model
• make effective decisions in emergencies
• lead the people in assigned tasks
• provide academic guidance
• follow established policies and procedures
• carry out procedures of teaching or treatment plans with people served
• accurately observe and report individuals’ behavior and other responses to treatment
• establish and maintain good working relationships with staff and persons served
• provide work direction to staff regarding methods to assist people with developmental disabilities as needed
• prepare routine reports

Skills

Teaching plans

Facility routine

Basic social skills

Behavior principles

Safety procedures

Basic health care

Protective health measures

People served needs

Job description

The South Dakota Developmental Center (SDDC) is seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to implement individualized training, behavior management, and therapy programs designed to help people served develop life, academic, and work skills in a structured environment.

This full-time, 40-hour weekly position offers differential pay across shifts and weekends, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within the Department of Human Services.