Youth Support Specialist

Description

Provide supportive assistance, personal care & training to consumers in their daily living, social, recreational, day services and community activities, in accordance with the goals & requirements prescribed in each consumers I.S.P. and in a manner that facilitates cross-team collaboration, cooperation and service integration across work unit, department and organizational boundaries.

Provide support & comfort to people with developmental and other disabilities, assisting them to lead self-directed lives, achieve their personal goals and contribute to their community; and encourage attitudes and behaviors that enhance inclusion in their communities.

• High School diploma or GED.
• 2 years of successful work/volunteer experience with persons/Children with developmental disabilities.
• Valid Illinois Drivers license required.
• Certificate of Proof of Insurance and maintenance of such at minimum amount of coverage required by law.
• Possess or acquire within first ninety days of employment self‑administration of medication training. Maintain certification through retraining and annual recertification, as required.
• Possess or acquire within new hire training cycle First Aid and C.P.R. certification, updating as required by licensing agency.
• Completion of Department of Human Services mandated training curriculum for DSPs in Illinois within agency designated timeline or within 120 days (whichever is less).
• Certification in Safety Care behavior intervention training within the first month of hire.

• This position is a "6 days on, 6 days off" rotation, for 144 continuous hours on site per each rotation. Work time is inclusive of all 144 hours with 40 hours paid at a base rate and the additional 104 hours paid at an overtime rate.
• Following 6 days on shift, the Extended Support Specialist will be off work for 6 days, returning on the seventh day to start their next consecutive six days on shift.
• Absences must be reported within 4 hours prior to start shift.

Salary: $17.63 - $19.13 per hour