Job description

Direct Support Professional
Department: Community Day Services
Status: Part-time

Who We Are
For over 50 years Sertoma Centre, Inc. has helped people with disabilities live, work, and fully participate in their communities. We do this by empowering individuals to achieve personal success through comprehensive services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as those living with mental illness.

Your Role
As a Direct Support Professional in Sertoma’s Community Day Services (CDS), you will provide individual and group training in a supportive environment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This includes the provision of 1:1 services to specific consumers, as needed. This role is essential to Sertoma’s mission of providing compassionate care and ensuring services are delivered in a person-centered manner. Part-time DSPs work three days a week from 8:00am to 4:00pm (with a paid lunch).

Responsibilities

• Develop a rapport with consumers and cultivate a safe and supportive relationship.
• Provide daily supervision and guidance for consumers during skill building activities.
• Develop and implement Personal Plan (PP) for consumers; assist consumers with goals and objectives as stated in their PP.
• Complete all needed documentation on a daily basis, including the implementation of the individual goals, objectives, and service objectives.
• Assist with daily activities, including assisting with personal hygiene, as needed.
• Update consumer case notes on a daily basis.
• Ensure an appropriate staff-to-consumer ratio at all times.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED recognized by the Illinois Department of Human Services required and demonstrated eighth grade reading level as evidenced by standardized testing recognized by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
• Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred.
• DSP Certification upon hire or successful completion within four months of hire.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Valid driver’s license and documentation of current auto insurance, with an acceptable motor vehicle report. Ability to obtain PACE driving certification within 3 months of hire (applicable to staff hired after 7/1/21).
• Proficient in the use of computers, software applications, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs. Demonstrated willingness to learn new applications as needed, including Google and Electronic Records/Attendance programs.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer Paid Insurance: Basic Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Reimbursement for conferences and seminars
• Access to the Alsip Park District Fitness Center for $10.00 per month

Health, Safety, and Culture
Sertoma Centre, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that embraces the uniqueness of every person. Sertoma understands that in order for you to work effectively and be an advocate of inclusivity, we must foster an environment that is respectful and sensitive to persons of all gender identities and from every cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial background. Our open-door, team-building concept supports both agency goals and employee success.

In an effort to further promote and protect the safety and health of our staff, consumers, and volunteers, Sertoma Centre, Inc. requires that all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Where permitted by law, applicants who are offered a position will be asked about their vaccination status, which must meet minimum business requirements. Sertoma will allow exemptions to this mandate only in circumstances where a staff person can provide proof that it is medically contraindicated or it would require a violation of a religious belief, practice, or observance.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.50 - $16.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

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