Impactful Direct Support Professional Life Skills Advocate

Chileda Institute Inc; Herrington (WI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Chileda Institute Inc in Wisconsin is hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support our students during first shift. DSPs work directly with students to teach important life, social, and communication skills, support ADLs, and provide behavioral interventions. No experience is necessary; we provide training.

Competitive pay ranges from $20.00 to $23.00 per hour. Full-time or part-time, with first shift hours 7:30am–4:30pm.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Behavioral skills and judgment conducive to role modeling appropriate skills for students
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is a plus

Responsibilities

• Use a Trauma Informed Approach by communicating with and about students in a respectful, positive, and age- appropriate manner while consistently using a therapeutic tone even in high stress sit uations.
• Encourage individuality of students by allowing self-expression and opportunities to make choices throughout their day.
• Record behavior data, goals and communication logs of all assigned students, and complete Emergency Intervention Forms (EIFs), Incident Reports (IRs), and/or Employee Accident Reports.
• Communicate with house/classroom leads when there is an incident or emergency intervention.
• Participate in debriefing and check out with house lead or classroom prior to leaving before your shift, ensuring all chores, data, and forms are completed.
• Review expectations with students prior to transitions, activities, or events.
• Help students to understand their rights by offering opportunities for self-advocacy.
• Use Crisis management techniques taught in trainings including verbal de-escalation, creative redirection, topic changes, and allowing space and time for processing during a crisis.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Willingness to learn

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Chileda Institute Inc in Wisconsin is hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support our students during first shift. DSPs work directly with students to teach important life, social, and communication skills, support ADLs, and provide behavioral interventions. No experience is necessary; we provide training.

Competitive pay ranges from $20.00 to $23.00 per hour. Full-time or part-time, with first shift hours 7:30am–4:30pm.