Direct Support Professional/Counselor - Dreams of America

Dreams of America is looking for a Direct Support Professional/Counselor to help inspire our students to inspire themselves. If you truly enjoy helping other people, we would love to speak with you! Our top priority is our students, and we want our staff to share in our excitement to change people's lives!

Responsibilities:

• Assist students to discover and overcome their personal barriers and set goals.
• Assist people with disabilities in developing social, motivational, and life skills.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of students.
• Other duties as needed.

Our Requirements:

• Must enjoy helping people above everything else.
• Experience in working with people with disabilities is a major plus.
• Ability to adhere to regulations and standards.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to inspire and motivate.
• Ability to handle more than one student simultaneously.
• Other duties as needed.
• Opening is for our Irvine location only.
• Must fulfill state requirements which include Live Scan and Physical
• CPR/First Aid Certification
• Reliable Vehicle that will seat up to 4 students.

Physical Requirements

• The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, and be mobile while performing the duties of this job, as well as use stairs occasionally.

Our Benefits:

• Full Time
• Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm
• No weekends
• Additional hours available
• Up to $20.00 an hour based on experience
• Room for growth
• Full health care benefits, Medical, Vision, Dental
• 401K with 4% match
• Paid Holidays: Christmas, Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and New Year's Day
• Mileage reimbursement

As Dreams of America continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding into yet another building. This new building will provide more space for our team and allow us to take on more projects. It will also help us expand our reach and provide more opportunities for our students. We are excited about this new chapter for our Dreams family and look forward to having you join us!

www.dreamsofamerica.org