Entry Level Community Care Support

This program is designed to highlight the career opportunities available to you in becoming a Community support specialist/DSP, while providing you with the skills that you need to deliver high-quality services and supports that allow people to live their best lives and feel empowered.

Job Description And Framework For Carrying Out Responsibilities
As a Community Care Support/DSP Intern, you will learn about the role of, and perform entry-level duties under, a qualified DSP for up to three months and up to thirty hours per week. The duties of a DSP are tailored around each individual served and may include support with: participant empowerment, communication, community and service(s) networking, facilitation of services, providing community living skills and supports, education, training and self-development, advocacy, vocational, educational and career support, organizational participation, documentation, building and maintaining healthy friendships and other relationships, keeping the participant at the center (person-centered), and supporting their health and wellness, which may include assisting with daily tasks.

The role of a DSP is complex and requires a specific set of skills and values. The following represents what to expect in the DSP practice:

DSPs assist people who need support to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities.

DSPs recognize the unique gifts, preferences and needs of each person supported.

DSPs recognize the personhood of people they support. They partner with them in making informed decisions and everyday choices about their finances, well-being, relationships, and employment.

DSPs will use knowledge, skills (competencies), and values such as the NADSP Code of Ethics to guide their work and provide quality services.

DSPs continue to learn and develop their professional abilities through ongoing in-service and self-directed education and training.

DSPs understand that quality services occur at the point of interaction with the people that they support.

DSPs realize that their role includes being a mentor and a facilitator.

DSPs inform the people they support regarding their responsibilities and advocate with them for their valued role in society.

DSPs create environments where the people they support feel empowered to have meaningful relationships with friends, their families, and promote integration and inclusion in all our nation's communities.

DSPs respect the privacy of the people they support and commit to promote their physical and emotional well-being.

PAY: $16.50 per hour to start with potential for increase. Weekly pay + incentives offered.

SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 3 PM

PROGRAM PERKS

Weekly pay

Employment retention payments at six and twelve months

FREE Interactive training

A variety of schedules available

Play an integral role in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their community

May lead to a long-term career path

Qualifications
Must be 18 years or older

Must have a High School Diploma (or equivalent) or a Certificate of Completion

Must have a valid Identification Card or Driver's License

Must pass a background check and other required health screenings

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.