DDS Summer Urban Youth | West Region | Direct Care Worker | Templeton Community Program

Job Description

Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is sponsoring the Urban Youth Collaborative
, a program offering students aged 18-24 the opportunity to support individuals with developmental disabilities in the Central West Region. The goal is to expose participants to the human services field and encourage a future career in this sector.

• Provide personal care support and help individuals participate in community activities.
• Encourage interaction and integration of individuals into the community.
• Accompany individuals on community outings and day trips, such as concerts, Patriots training camp, aquatic visits, restaurants, libraries, and local coffee shops.
• Plan, set up, and lead a variety of activities at individual residences, including music, movement, arts & crafts, cooking, baking, and social events such as coffee and ice‑cream get‑togethers.

• Ability to develop and maintain a respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Ability to assist and facilitate activities of daily living—household maintenance, self‑care and hygiene, food shopping and preparation, budgeting, leisure activities, and social skill development.
• Capability to assist or lift individuals with physical disabilities and/or limited mobility.

• Applicant must be between 18 and 24 years old.
• Have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Schedule: Positions will be on either the first or second shift with specified days off. No vacations will be granted.

Pay: State employees are paid bi‑weekly by direct deposit. Current pay rate is $22.98 per hour.

Minimum entrance requirements:
None.

Special requirements:
None.

Title 101 CMR 23.00 ("Regulation") requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID‑19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or to have taken required mitigation measures. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to their vaccination status for both COVID‑19 and Influenza.

An equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

For more information about the Department of Developmental Services and the Urban Youth Collaborative, visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and http://.

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For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1‑800‑510‑4122 Ext. #4.

Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator:
Christina Hyppolite
Email:
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Phone: 857‑283‑5830