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What is a DSP?
As defined by NADSP, "Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) assist people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in realizing their full potential and becoming valued and participating members of their communities. Their work is complex and goes well beyond caregiving, requiring skills including independent problem solving, decision making, behavioral assessment and prevention, medication administration, health and allied health treatment, teaching new skills, crisis prevention and intervention and more. The job duties of a DSP may resemble those of teachers, nurses, social workers, counselors, physical or occupational therapists, dieticians, chauffeurs, personal trainers, and others. Their work requires strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with the people they support and their families. DSPs may work in family or individual homes, intermediate care facilities, residential group homes, community job sites, vocational and day programs, and other locations. Their work is determined by the unique needs and preferences of the individuals they support and they are held to high ethical and professional standards."
At UCP of Stanislaus County our DSP’s are both Day Program Instructors and Job Coaches. Both of which are integral parts of our UCP Team. They are the front line of interaction between UCP Stanislaus and the people we serve.
E-mail completed application and/or resume to recruitment@ucpstan.org
We have openings in both Modesto and Turlock and offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Day shifts
- Off most major holidays with pay
- No weekends
