Direct Support Professional - Adult Day Program

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Direct Support Professional with our Adult Day Program

Location:Laradon fosters a collaborative, team environment; working on-site in Denver, CO.

Schedule: 7am-3pm, Monday-Friday

Starting Salary Range: * $21.00-$24.60/hr If you genuinely care about providing youth and/or adults with a sense of direction and hope, then you’ll get huge satisfaction from this role. Your influence will not only impact the lives of youth and/or adults, but the community as a whole. Laradon staff work extremely hard and are challenged every day, but they play a key role in supporting the well-being of the individuals that we serve.

We are seeking a Direct Support Professional to support the Adult Day Program. Reporting to the Program Manager, this role will support Laradon’s mission by s upervising and facilitating the development and training of individuals with developmental disabilities in habilitative activities. Increase participants’ functional skills in order to maximize their full potential.

• Implement, track and record adaptive and/or behavioral Individual Service and Support Plans (ISSPs).
• Complete and maintain paperwork per Laradon’s policy and procedures.
• Prevention and management of crisis to provide a safe environment.
• Provide supervision and actively engage participants while providing positive reinforcement.
• Provide training in self-care, physical and emotional maturation, socialization, communication, leisure, and other Activities of Daily Living as indicated in the Service Plan.
• Develop and implement habilitative activities per ISSPs.
• Develop, schedule and facilitate opportunities in the community.
• Build natural supports and community connections.
• Administer medications per individual’s order and document according to regulations.
• Drive participants as necessary for program needs
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance
• As Laradon is a small employer and employees work in a collaborative, team environment, employee must be physically present at the residential setting to perform the different job functions required in that setting in addition to community locations when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 401(k) + 4% Match
• 11 Paid Holidays and 16 Days Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Student Loan Assistance
• Laradon is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Long Term Disability, Life, Cancer, Accident, and Pet Insurance
• Referral Bonuses (get paid to work with friends!)
• Development, job growth, and internal training
• The opportunity to work in a dynamic, supportive, and rewarding environment alongside other Laradon staff – one where everyone is truly appreciated
• CDC and CDPHE protocols to ensure the safety and welfare of all employees.

• Orientation
• Mandatory Reporting
• First Aid/CPR
• Safety Care/Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Defensive Driving
• Person Centered Training
• QMAP

• High School diploma or GED.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Two years of direct experience with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full workdays.