+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | caring and energetic Direct | | | Support Professional to assist | | | adults with intellectual and | | | developmental disabilities in | | | Columbia, MS. This position is | | | part-time and will have options | | | for weekend work. The Direct | | | Support Professional plays a | | | vital role in providing | | | assistance with daily activities, | | | accompanying consumers on outings | | | in the community, and supporting | | | treatment plans in partnership | | | with clinical staff to enhance | | | the quality of life for those we | | | support.  | | | | | | 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 participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.  | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - High School Diploma or | | | equivalent required | | | - Valid Mississippi Driver's | | | License with satisfactory | | | driving record (no moving | | | violations within 3 years) | | | - Must be able to obtain C ass | | | D license within 30 days of | | | hire | | | - Must maintain auto liability | | | limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 | | | - 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 | | | conduct daily activities, | | | training, and documentation | | | for IDD day programs. | | | - Will eat lunch on site with | | | participants and take breaks | | | on site. | | | - Will help individuals learn | | | skills for daily living | | | appropriate to a home | | | environment and will use | | | pragmatic training techniques | | | to develop these skills. | | | - Demonstrates the importance | | | of community involvement, | | | social interactions, and | | | maintaining relationships. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+