Direct Support Professional I (Part-Time Transportation) Afternoon Shift

At MHMR Concho Valley, our mission is “Working together to help people help themselves.”

If you are serious about making a difference, we guarantee you’ll love being a part of the MHMR Concho Valley.

The Direct Support Professional is assigned various shifts where job requirements will involve training and support services for people with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Assignments may include group home shifts, community services such as training/appointments/respite & office duties. Work involves providing rehabilitative services with the goal of assisting each person to become as independent as possible. The Direct Service Professional provides daily living, personal hygiene, social skills training and behavioral management skills training, as needed, for each person. Other tasks include vehicle maintenance, office cleaning and any other task delegated by the HCS Supervisor or the IDD Community Services Program Manager. Services provided are to be delivered in a timely manner and accuracy of documentation is a requirement. The Direct Support Professional provides all services in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code for HCS & TxHmL. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, & EXPERIENCE

• Position requires either a High School Diploma, GED, or 3 letters of reference and the completion of a MHMR Concho Valley competency test. 
• Six (6) months’ experience in therapeutic work preferred.
• Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
• Certification in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior (PMAB) will be required.
• Other training and/or certification deemed necessary by TXMHMR or this Center.
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities preferred.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

• Knowledge of consumer care techniques and goal implementation.
• Ability to perform PMAB techniques.
• Ability to administer CPR/AED or First Aid in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of personal assistance techniques such as: assisting with eating, bathing, and toileting.
• Knowledge of turning and lifting techniques is required.
• Interpersonal skills for positive interactions with people served and co-workers is required.
• Ability to read, understand, act upon written material and verbal requests and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to coordinate work orders and production schedules.
• Knowledge of basic record keeping, documentation and reporting writing.

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Texas Driver License required.
• Must not have more than 3 moving violations in the last 3 years, and proof of current liability insurance.
• Must be insurable on the Center’s insurance.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to complete all MHMR Concho Valley training.

 POSITION

PART TIME

DEPT

5400

 SALARY

$13.00 / HR

SHIFT HOURS

Monday - Friday 
11 PM to 5 PM not to exceed 29 hours per week
Schedule is flexible w/ supervisor approval 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES