DSP, Personal Supports Services (Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 2:00pm/Saturday, 8:00am - 1:00pm - Dedicated Services)

Do you enjoy helping others reach their full potential?
Do you enjoy having fun at work and doing recreational activities?
Are you motivated by personal enrichment?
Do you want to work for an amazing organization!

The DSP, Personal Support Services will be committed to supporting the organization’s mission of ensuring quality support services are provided and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are both respected and afforded opportunities to choose and participate in and access community events, activities, and resources. 

If you are interested in this unique opportunity and fulfilling career, then becoming a Direct Support Professional (DSP) is the perfect job for you!

• →Support individuals in achieving their personal goals and fulfilling their dreams by having a “person-centered” focus
• →Teach independent living and daily skills to the persons-served by identifying and meeting social, environmental, and health care needs such as daily grooming and personal care routines
• →Actively plans, coordinates, and participates with residents in social activities including frequent community outings
• →Instructs, supports and participates in performing household tasks with persons served such as cleaning, preparing meals, food shopping, etc

• Very fun-loving person who loves going into the community and interacting with others
• Lives with their mother in Silver Spring, MD
• Communicates with staff verbally but also with a tablet
• Will type the words on their tablet to select the activities they want to engage in
• Loves going to McDonald’s for breakfast
• Loves going for walks in the neighborhood
• While at home, performs various activities of daily living including preparing coffee
• Would like to improve their in-home skills and learn how to do more things at home like cooking and decorating

• Someone who will take the initiative to present new ideas to the person supported for community outings and activities
• A person who is patient because the person supported sometimes gets impatient when they don't get what they wants
• MUST be willing to transport the person supported to their various activities and community outings
• Must be willing to assist the person supported to improve their daily living skills by helping them become more independent at performing activities of daily living

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited educational institution
• Able to communicate effectively with the individuals to whom services are provided
• Should have experience working with people with intellectual disabilities or with other types of special needs populations
• Have patience and positive coaching skills to assist AM with successfully reaching his goals
• Enjoy being active and proactively partner with AM while engaging in activities, events and volunteer efforts of choice
• Will be resourceful in researching community activities, volunteer efforts, and enjoy introducing new ideas