Join Us as a Direct Support Professional!

We are seeking candidates who are compassionate, adaptable, and dedicated to empowering youth and adolescents to help them achieve their full potential. Your role will involve supporting daily activities such as meal preparation, medication administration when needed, providing transportation to community events, and supporting individualized goals all aimed at fostering independence and promoting a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle. Schedules available are 7a-3pm, 3p-11p, & 11p - 7a and weekend block shifts. Familylinks encourages work/life balance and supports employee self-care.

About Familylinks:

For over six decades, Familylinks has served the diverse communities of Western Pennsylvania. Last year alone, we supported over 11,000 people of all ages, backgrounds, and beliefs. Our mission is to positively impact lives through integrated community, behavioral, and social programs. We seek dedicated and passionate individuals to help us continue making a difference. Familylinks offers family-centered services in Behavioral Health, Service Coordination, Youth and Family, and Aging Services

What perks does Familylinks offer?

• $2000 sign on bonus (Full-Time Employees Only)
  
• Opportunity for low to no cost medical insurance (Full-Time, Part-Time Employees Only)
• Free Dental/Vision Insurance (Full-Time, Part-Time Employees Only)
• Generous PTO
• Paid Holidays, Clearances, and Training
• Employee Recognition Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness
• Optional 403(b) Retirement Plan w/ Employer Match
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Direct Support Professional Responsibilities:

• Provide required levels of supervision and security for residents at all times.
• Promote healthy, professional, and mentoring relationships with residents.
• Participate in all service components, including referral, intake, assessment, service planning and delivery, and discharge.
• Provide timely and accurate written and verbal documentation of all program operations and service components.
• Supervise and document the administration of medication.
• Provide transportation for residents to ensure their safety and attendance for appointments.
• Attend all meetings, supervisions, and trainings as required.

Direct Support Professional Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED.
• Valid driver's license.
• Schedule may require working evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as required and/or directed.
• Excellent computer skills and strong communication skills.
• Support the organization's mission along with sensitivity of cultural and workplace.
• Ability to handle confidential information and HIPAA guidelines
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Assignments 

• Develop and maintain mentoring environment appropriate to at risk population, emphasizing the health and safety of residents, staff, and community, while complying with facility and property maintenance standards as defined by the agency and by external regulatory and contractual parties. 
• Provide required levels of supervision and security for residents at all times. 
• Promote healthy, professional, and mentoring relationships with residents in all daily living activities that facilitate competency development, improve safety, enhance permanency attainment, and increase overall well-being. 
• Participate in the development of all service components, including referral and intake, assessment, service planning and delivery, and discharge, as indicated and/or as directed. 
• Provide timely, accurate and professional written and verbal documentation of all program operations and service components. 
• Anticipate and/or intervene directly in crises, using approved behavior management and crisis intervention techniques, including but not limited to: de-escalation techniques, active listening; conflict resolution; proximity control, body language, individual and/or group strategies; and, restrictive procedures (Safe Crisis Management). A passive physical restraint is the last crisis intervention utilized when a child attempts to harm self or others and all other standard redirections (verbal) have not been successful ie. Suicide attempt. 
• Supervise and document the administration of prescribed and non-prescribed medications in accordance with state regulations and agency policies. 
• Provide transportation for residents to ensure their safety on appointments, in accordance with agency policies and legal mandates 
• Maintain confidential information and follow HIPAA guidelines 

General Assignments 

• Record time and attendance via HRIS and Timekeeping system 
• Attend meetings/training as requested/required 
• Model the organization's mission and values? 
• Other duties as assigned 

Familylinks takes pride in its status as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policies, applicable to both current team members and prospective candidates, prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender transition, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status.

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