Disability Support Advocate, Direct Service Professional

Anixter Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Anixter Center is seeking a Direct Service Professional in Chicago, IL. The role involves advocacy and case management to help clients maintain independence and improve functioning.

You will implement individualized plans, engage clients in meaningful activities, and support daily living and money management skills. The DSP position requires a background check, a valid Illinois driver’s license, and ability to meet agency insurance requirements.

Qualifications

• One year of experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Pass a background check.
• Valid Illinois driver’s license with no moving violations in the past three years.
• Ability to meet agency insurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy and case management services to clients.
• Empower clients to improve or maintain functional abilities and foster independence.
• Implement goals/objectives and approaches with clients from Individual Plans; engage in meaningful activities; habilitation training.
• Assist clients with money management skills, daily living skills, and community integration.
• Maintain program documentation and administer medications when necessary.

Job description

Job 163895 - Direct Service Professional
Chicago, IL

Full Time, Part Time and On Call Opportunities Available

ABOUT ANIXTER CENTER:

Anixter Center is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area serving people of all ages with disabilities and related challenges. Each year Anixter Center and its three divisions - CALOR, Chicago Hearing Society (CHS) and Lekotek - help more than 7,300 children, teens and adults by providing residential, educational, employment, socialization and health services.

The DSPs will provide advocacy and case management services to our clients. Empower clients to improve or maintain their functional abilities and to foster independence. Implement assigned goals/objectivities and approaches with clients from their Individual Plans, engage in meaningful client activities, habilitation training, assist clients with money management skills, daily living skills, community integration, program documentation, and medication administration, when necessary.

Requirements

• One year of experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Valid Illinois driver’s license with no moving violations in the past three years
• Ability to meet agency insurance requirements.