DSP-Employment

ORGANIZATION: Milestone Centers
DEPARTMENT: I&DD Supported Employment
POSITION: DSP - Employment
STATUS: Full Time; 37.5 hours / week
HOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of the caseload
LOCATION: East Region of Pittsburgh
SALARY: $17.00/hour

Milestone Centers, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a nonprofit, community-based human services agency supporting individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Our Agency oversees 20 residential settings, two outpatient offices, three adult training facilities, a prevocational enterprise program, a consumer drop-in center, habilitation services, and two Health Care Quality Units in Butler and Warren, which train professionals in 18 counties. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.

Assist individuals with disabilities in learning work-related tasks and maintaining rewarding, competitive, integrated employment in the community through Supported Employment and Small Group Employment in a 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3 ratio.

• Demonstrates and reflects a commitment to the mission and values of Milestone by serving others with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Utilizes Sanctuary Model’s shared values, the Seven Commitments, and tools to conduct daily tasks.
• Provides aspects of Supported Employment (SE) and Small Group Employment (SGE) services including but not limited to:
• Job and task analysis
• Systematic training and fading instruction to achieve performance expectations of the employer
• Training to assist individuals in using transportation to and from work
• Follow-along support (including learning newly assigned job tasks)
• Communication with supervisor and team re: progress towards goals and outcomes
• Assist Employment Specialists in completion of evaluative and progress reports to OVR
• Provides transportation (in Agency vehicle) for SGE participants to sites if needed.
• Provides training, supervision, and support to SGE and SE participants to promote skill growth and independence when needed.
• Monitors each participant’s/client’s progress towards specific outcomes, identifies lack of progress and develops corrective action plans to help the participant meet their goals
• Maintains productivity levels as required by the program and supervisor
• Participates in Individual Support Plans (ISP) for all assigned participants
• Accurately completes Daily Service Notes at the end of each service day.
• Participates in regularly scheduled team meetings to enhance skills, share information, and set and/or reviews program goals and procedures.
• Completes required job-related in-service hours according to Department requirements.
• Represents Department and/or Milestone when needed at various presentations, seminars, etc.
• Participates in Milestone meetings and functions when requested.

WAGES

$17 / hour

CASH INCENTIVES

Employees have the opportunity to earn additional money through various incentive programs:

• $1,000 - $2,500 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to work at Milestone)
• $2,500 sign-on bonus

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS UTILIZED ON THE JOB:

• Working knowledge of the Sanctuary Model, Seven Commitments and Tools
• Communication (verbal / written); Independence; Initiative; Cooperation / Team building; Organization; Innovation; Reliability; Flexibility; Professionalism
• Supported Employment/Small Group Employment best practices
• Federal, state and local laws and regulations
• Milestone’s policies and procedures
• County and State Systems
• Various business / employment models and hiring practices.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Daily direct client contact.
• Daily travel to employment sites throughout Allegheny County and beyond.
• Appropriate dress and activity level based on assignment.
• Ability to manage changing work shifts/times, as needed to support clients’/participants’ needs (daylight, evening, and overnight).
• Ability to work varied days, as needed to support client/participants needs (weekends, holidays).
• Standing up to 8 hours, as needed to support clients’ needs.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Bending and other mobility as needed to assist clients with the work they are performing.

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

• Complete an employment application online
• Email resumes: Careers@PFQ.org
• Rather call to schedule an interview? 412-446-0739!
• Drop off resumes or apply in person: Partners For Quality, 300 Penn Center Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146

If you need any assistance or require an accommodation to apply please contact us at 412-446-0700.

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Partners For Quality is committed to promoting a safe and healthy workplace for the people we support and for our employees. To protect everyone’s health and ensure the continuity of business operations, Partners For Quality will require all employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide the required exemption.

Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer

EOE