Part-Time Direct Support Professional, Project SEARCH

Do you enjoy teaching others and seeing them succeed? Are you passionate about empowering people with disabilities to achieve their fullest potential? Are you looking for something more than a desk job where you can make a difference every day with an awesome team? Look no further than PathPoint's Project SEARCH team!

PathPoint is seeking part-time Direct Support Professionals to join our Project SEARCH team at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA . Project SEARCH is a unique one-year internship program that enables adults with developmental disabilities to learn invaluable job skills in a competitive work setting. In this role, you will coach and support interns with disabilities as they work through internship rotations, helping them develop skills and confidence for regular employment when their internships end. This position is part-time for 22.5 hours per week, Mon - Wed- Fri 8:00am-3:30pm.

• →Coach and support interns by teaching soft skills such as professional communication, behavior and grooming/hygiene, and hard skills specific to the internship duties.
• →Provide individualized support for interns, including job coaching, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, and use of assistive technology.
• →Collaborate with interns, employers, staff, and other partners to creatively address any issues affecting interns' training and employment.
• →Lead classroom discussions on a variety of employment-related skills.
• →Write case notes, monthly intern evaluations, and other reports regularly.

• High school diploma or GED required
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility with job location
• Tech savvy, including proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing software
• Prior experience, either professionally or personally, working with individuals with disabilities preferred
• Culturally aware, acknowledges diverse employee backgrounds, possesses skills to collaborate across cultures, and avoids biased assumptions based on cultural differences.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and we offer reasonable accommodations to support successful employment to those with disabilities.

Pre-employment background checks and health screenings will only be required post-offer.