Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professional Columbia, MD Job Details Part-time $18 - $23 an hour 13 hours ago Qualifications Behavioral interventions Community engagement Working with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders High school diploma or GED Direct support Home health Progress documentation Home & community care experience Entry level Full Job Description CARAFAP is an approved Autism Waiver agency and DDA provider located in Columbia, Maryland. We provide in-home and community based services. If hired, we will make every attempt to place you near your residence.

Requirements:

High School Diploma preferred 100 hours of experience working with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities; 1 year preferred

Responsibilities:

Provide supportive intensive individual support services, personal support services and/or respite care services to clients in home and/or in the community Encourage and promote client's independence and autonomy skills to provide behavior management strategies and skills Ability to handle challenging and difficult clients and situations (some may have extreme aggression) Ability to engage the client in some structured based activities In a timely manner, complete all required documents supporting type of services provided to the client (including time and attendance, daily logs, progress and monthly notes, treatment plans, crisis plans, etc.) Provide least intrusive methods of intervention Provide community integration opportunities by encouraging use of public resources and recreational facilities Maintain consumer confidentiality Provides supervision to the client while respite services are being performed

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

$18.00 - $23.00 per hour

Experience:

intellectual or developmental disability: 1 year (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Columbia, MD 21046 (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person