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Direct Support Specialist | Adult Ability Center
Pay: Range starts at $17/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm
Program: Adult Ability Center
Job Summary & Deliverables
The Direct Support Specialist provides evidence-based practices to develop clients’ individual skills in providing supported services across life, social, and job skill areas as indicated by the person-centered support plan to meet individualized goals. The Direct Support Specialist is responsible for utilizing evidence-based practices, meeting fiscal responsibilities, and ensuring that regulatory and organizational standards are met.
- Utilizes information gathered from the person-centered process to identify client strengths and weaknesses and develops collaborative goals with each client and their family for lifelong learning
- Develops client’s individual skills in providing supported services across life, social, and job skill areas
- Uses evidence-based practices to teach pre-employment and employment skills in clinical settings
- Assists clients with self-help/independence skills which can include toileting, feeding, and basic hygiene routines
- Works cohesively with treatment team to ensure the delivery of high quality support and care
Apply on our careers page: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3131997/Valley-Behavioral-Health/Direct-Support-Specialist-Adult-Ability-Center
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Additional Info
Job Type : Full-time
Organization Mission : Valley is a responsive community partner empowering individuals and families to lead more fulfilling lives by providing appropriate, innovative, outcome-based programs, tools, services, and resources across the continuum of health and social needs.
DEI/Nondiscrimination Statement : Valley cultivates a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone belongs. We believe that welcoming differences strengthens us. At Valley, we instill diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) into our strategic priorities and core values through collaboration, communication, innovation, and education. Valley promotes DEIB by seeking ways to celebrate and honor our differences and the power that comes from them. Valley consistently reviews these initiatives to ensure that we weave DEIB into the fabric of our communities.
Work Model : On-site
Compensation Type : Hourly
Benefits Offered : Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off
Pay Range : $17-$21.25