Impactful Direct Support Specialist - Alaska Communities

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation; Alaska; On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Retirement plans (401(k))

Employee Wellness Center

Job summary

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Kongiganak seeks a Direct Support Professional to provide direct support to individuals with developmental disabilities and coordinate village-based services to access community resources.

You will collaborate with the Traditional Council to ensure safety and well-being, meeting regularly with the individual and family to promote self-sufficiency and everyday independence in a rural Alaskan setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; Alaska driver's license preferred.
• Experience in special education, child/family health and development preferred.
• One year experience with consumers with special needs preferred; AA degree encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support services to assigned individual with developmental disabilities.
• Coordinate village-based services and 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 addressing issues of self-sufficiency.

Skills

Excellent communication

Human relations

Written communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

AA degree preferred

Tools

Office equipment operation

Job description

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Kongiganak seeks a Direct Support Professional to provide direct support to individuals with developmental disabilities and coordinate village-based services to access community resources.

You will collaborate with the Traditional Council to ensure safety and well-being, meeting regularly with the individual and family to promote self-sufficiency and everyday independence in a rural Alaskan setting.