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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources Direct Support Professional - Laurel in Laurel, Mississippi
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking a creative | | | and energetic Direct Support | | | Professional to provide | | | assistance in a day | | | program *and/or home setting | | | serving *adults with | | | intellectual and developmental | | | disabilities in Laurel, MS. | | | The Direct Support Professional | | | plays a vital role in providing | | | assistance with daily activities, | | | providing emotional support, | | | supervising community outings, | | | and supporting treatment plans in | | | partnership with clinical staff | | | to enhance the quality of life | | | for those we support. | | | | | | Day programs for adults with | | | intellectual and/or developmental | | | disabilities include activities | | | and environments designed to | | | foster meaningful day activities | | | for the person to include the | | | acquisition and maintenance of | | | skills, building positive group, | | | individual and interpersonal | | | skills, greater independence and | | | personal choice. Services | | | optimize individual initiative, | | | autonomy and independence in | | | making informed life choices | | | including what he/she does during | | | the day and with whom they | | | interact. Opportunities to seek | | | employment, work in competitive | | | integrated settings, and control | | | personal resources are offered. | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt. Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and particip te | | | fully in their communities. Our | | | eighteen-county service area | | | includes | | | | | | Amite, Covington, Forrest, | | | Franklin, Greene, Hancock, | | | Harrison, Jeff Davis, Jones, | | | Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pear | | | River, Perry, Pike, Stone, | | | Walthall and Wayne | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and | | | 403(b) plan along with a generous | | | leave policy. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - High School Diploma or | | | equivalent required | | | - Must be able to obtain MS | | | CDL Class C Driver's License | | | within 60 days of hire | | | - Valid Mississippi Driver's | | | License with satisfactory | | | driving record (no moving | | | violations within 3 years) | | | - Will pass CPR, MANDT, and | | | other required testing | | | - Experience working with the | | | IDD population preferred | | | - Experience assisting others | | | with ADLs preferred | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Act as models for appropriate | | | behavior. | | | - May provide transportation to | | | and from facilities and to | | | and from activities in the | | | community. | | | - Performs other work-oriented | | | tasks as assigned by | | | supervisor. | | | - Responsible for training | | | participants in skills and |