Direct Support Professional
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National Children's Center
Washington, DC, US
Summary
The Direct Support Professional provides supervision and support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help them live fulfilling lives. Responsibilities include assisting with daily tasks, implementing person-centered activities, and providing crisis intervention when necessary.
Job Description
Help Make a Difference in Someone's Life
SCHEDULE: On - Call
Pay rate $21.54 per hour
LOCATON - NE Washington, DC
National Children’s Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is one of the region’s largest non-governmental providers of services for people with developmental disabilities, offering an array of services to adults in the Washington metropolitan area. Our mission is to provide a lifetime of opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Direct Support Professional provides adults with IDD the services and supports they need to live a fulfilling and meaningful life in the community. You will be responsible for the support, teaching and supervision of all people residing in your assigned location. You are a member of the person’s circle of support, providing opportunities for people to grow and learn new skills and make connections to their community and realize their dreams. Depending on the needs of each person, you will support people to do everyday tasks, including meal prep and planning, chores, shopping, using public transportation and much more. In addition, you are responsible for intervening and resolving crisis situations and providing emergency CPR and First Aid if required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide supervision and protective support of assigned people throughout scheduled shift to ensure their well-being, growth and development
- Maintain ongoing knowledge and understanding of established levels of support and supervision requirements under the person's plan of care
- Assist with the planning and implementation of daily activities to meet person-centered choices, and identified learning and educational needs
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
- HS Diploma or GED
- One (1) year experience working with individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities as a service provider or family member
- Valid drivers license preferred
- CPR & First Aid
NCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
National Children's Center, Inc. (NCC) is a recognized leader in providing comprehensive and innovative services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
NCC partners with the people that we serve, their families and others in the community, to work toward a clear vision for the future. We believe that people with developmental disabilities should have every resource necessary to learn, live, work, grow and thrive in their community - which fully embraces them as valued and contributing members of society.
Our mission is to enhance the lives of people of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and differing abilities through inclusive opportunities and to provide them with the necessary tools to live full, meaningful and productive lives.
Over the years, NCC began serving children with other developmental disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome, and brain injuries. As children in the program began to mature into adulthood, NCC broadened their service spectrum and continued to provide them with the adult services they required as well.
Each day, hundreds of children and adults, from ages 8 weeks through 70+ years, with developmental disabilities receive the services they require in order to live, grow and thrive in their community.
Founded
1958
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Children's Center, Inc. (NCC) is a recognized leader in providing comprehensive and innovative services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
NCC partners with the people that we serve, their families and others in the community, to work toward a clear vision for the future. We believe that people with developmental disabilities should have every resource necessary to learn, live, work, grow and thrive in their community - which fully embraces them as valued and contributing members of society.
Our mission is to enhance the lives of people of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and differing abilities through inclusive opportunities and to provide them with the necessary tools to live full, meaningful and productive lives.
Over the years, NCC began serving children with other developmental disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome, and brain injuries. As children in the program began to mature into adulthood, NCC broadened their service spectrum and continued to provide them with the adult services they required as well.
Each day, hundreds of children and adults, from ages 8 weeks through 70+ years, with developmental disabilities receive the services they require in order to live, grow and thrive in their community.
Founded
1958
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Silver Spring, Maryland
