Direct Support Professional

Pine Tree Society is urgently hiring positive and energetic people interesting in helping adults diagnosed with autism and intellectual disabilities develop the skills necessary to live healthy, socially connected lives.

Our program provides a stimulating environment with a focus on opportunities that promote independence and personal enjoyment for individuals who have disabilities.

As a Direct Support Professional at Pine Tree Society, you will assist and encourage participants to functional life skills and exercise-related goals while gaining independence in our day center as well as community-based settings. We emphasize the use of leisure time and participation in community or group activities of the individual’s choice. Some of these activities include picnics in the summer, bowling, and visits to the local libraries and museums. These activities are designed to provide socialization for the individuals.

Essential Responsibilities:

Provides Direct Services to Person Served:

• Works on identifying needs while collaborating with other staff.
• Implements program and individual goals as prescribed by the Individual Service Plan (ISP).
• Tracks progress towards goals using standard data collecting procedures.
• Communicates pertinent information to home staff, guardians, and case managers.
• Attends meetings; writes daily documentation, meeting minutes, monthly progress reports, ISP, PCPs and oversees the upkeep of the individual’s clinical file.
• Assists with toileting and helps with personal care as needed.
• Transports persons served using either an agency vehicle or own personal vehicle.

Provides Support:

• Acts as a positive role model for persons served.
• Supports with personal care and activities of daily living.
• Supports and encourages increased levels of achievement to individual’s potential.
• Reduces behaviors which interfere with achievement of established goals as prescribed by the ISP.
• Supervises persons served during fire drills or other such events.
• Abides by and enforces all safety rules. Works to ensure a clean, hazard-free environment.
• Supports the persons served while in community settings.
• Supports and provides individuals served with meaningful community activities that are of interest to them.
• Transports individuals and ensures their safety in the community.

Rate of pay: $17.50/hour without DSP certificate or starting at $18.00/hour with DSP certificate, $18.25/hour with PSS, $18.50/hour with CNA.

Schedule: Full time position of 35 hours a week is available. Shift hours would be 7:30 am- 2:30 pm (or 8:00 am- 3:00 pm). (NO weekends or overnight shifts)