LAN Support jobs in Nebraska

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) works with clients to develop their career and life skills, including specific activities of daily living, in day service programs, community-based programs or residential settings. The Direct Support Professionals provides support to clients in the community and in their homes. They are required to follow and document on a plan set forth by the individual’s ISP (individual service plan) team. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to create long-term impacts on their clients’ lives and enjoy encouraging, mentoring, and coaching individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their career and life goals.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

The DSP may work with individuals one-on-one and/or in small groups supporting their individualized programs that are tied directly to the goals of their ISP. Examples of programs include shopping, cooking, housekeeping, laundry, use of basic technology, transportation, and finances, and the development of basic job skills – supporting these and other career and life skills necessary to become as autonomous and independent as possible will be the primary focus of the DSP.

Often, a DSP will work with a client both within and outside of the person’s residential setting to ensure skills are developed and generalized to their actual residential setting

The DSP will assess the client’s strengths and needs or may rely on an already completed assessment. The job coach is required to progress monitor and enter data daily into the individual’s profile in Therap, a web-based client data system

Direct Support Professionals are also required to provide transportation around the community and/or to and from the client’s residence

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Trustworthiness and dependability so clients and their families can fully rely on the DSP

Attention to detail, especially when adhering to specific protocols and rules while carefully following instructions to meet the client’s needs and support their development

Integrity to ensure clients feel safe and comfortable when tending to highly personal activities such as helping them with daily hygiene and proper dress for their place of work

Interpersonal skills when working with clients, including exhibiting compassion and sensitivity to their emotional needs when they are in extreme distress or pain

Physical stamina when performing tasks such as lifting or turning their clients

Use of personal vehicle and ability to transport clients

Ability to use the internet and Therap client data system to document client’s progress on their goals each day

Microsoft Word

Education and Experience

High School Diploma

Experience working with children/adults with disabilities preferred

Physical Demands & Sensory Abilities

Ability to drive to multiple settings across the community

Ability to navigate, walk through and provide support in settings across the community

Ability to reach above and below the waist

Ability to use fingers to pick, feel and grasp objects

Some crouching, stooping, kneeling, bending, and twisting of the body required

Ability to lift and/or carry supplies and/or papers weighing approximately 50-75 lbs. – this can include lifting and turning clients

Physical, visual, and auditory acuity are required for this position

Work Environment

Highly variable, occurring in settings across the community, that requires an ability to quickly learn and adapt appropriately to each environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability or disabilities to perform the primary duties and responsibilities of the job.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position and they are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer

Full time employees enjoy many paid benefits, including full coverage of individual health care premiums

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Omaha, NE 68124 (Preferred)

Job-related location requirement:

• Candidates must be within a 25-mile radius.

Work Location: In person