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The Blick Center has an opening in their Adult Day Services Program for a full time Direct Support Professional (DSP). In this position you will be helping support individuals with disabilities in developing skills and increasing independence as they engage in meaningful group activities.
Full-time Hours: Monday thru Friday 7:30am to 3:30 pm; no weekend hours!
Salary: $17.00/hour starting pay plus additional $1/hour shift premium for working weekends Friday afternoon to Monday morning.
Benefits Include: Paid time off, paid holidays, health insurance, dental and vision insurance, and life insurance. We also match 100% of the first 6% of your earning in our 401k plan.
Duties include:
- Working in collaboration with therapists and other team members to prepare and implement daily group activities for clients based on the core group activities calendar.
- We strive to actively engage individuals in activities that support personal preferences and abilities, offer vocational support, and volunteer opportunities, and promote community inclusion, involvement, independence, and well-being.
- Staff provide crisis intervention if required and assist clients with personal care as needed.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Two years of working in the field is preferred, but not required.
- This is a physically active position which requires the individual to be able to life, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
For more information about The Blick Center and to apply, go to http://www.blickcenter.org.
Scroll down to the employment section and click on apply now to complete an application for employment.
The Blick Center is an interdisciplinary service provider. Our non-profit agency offers a continuum of high quality services that educate, strengthen and support children, adolescents, adults and their families. Blick Center is certified as a Mental Health Agency with Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services and as a Supported Living and Medicaid Waiver Provider with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. We provide counseling services both on site and in the community, developmental therapies, a variety of day programs and residential services throughout Akron and the surrounding area.
To apply, please go to our website www.blickcenter.org and apply on our employment page.
