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Direct Support Professional (Community Day Program)
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Excellent Community Services
Washington, DC (In Person)
$41,600 Salary, Full-Time
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Excellent Community Services, Inc. is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a community-based day program as they engage in a variety of recreation, leisure and social activities in Washington, DC and Maryland. DSPs for Individualized Day Supports will be responsible for developing person-centered community activities based on the interests and goals of the people we support. They will also seek to enrich lives by engaging program participants in new and interesting experiences that foster community integration and independence, including accessing public transportation and increasing vocational, social and safety skills. All DSPs must be willing to travel throughout the community on a daily basis and engage their assigned people in planning an active and rewarding day in the community, utilizing public transportation whenever possible. DSPs accompany and monitor their assigned persons in community activities, complete daily notes and other supporting documentation regarding their progress. Good oral and written communication skills are essential. All DSPs work from 9am - 3pm, Monday - Friday.