Direct Support Professional - State of Tennessee : Job Details

Job Title: Rehabilitation Assistant

Location: Nashville TN

Duration: Long Term for 12 Months

Rate: $19/hr. on 1099(Max Bill)

Schedule

• Three (3) – 12.5-hour shift per week
• Rotating schedule with Weekends, Nights, and Holidays required
• Overtime

Responsibilities:

• Follows the individual support plan to ensure that the needs and the active treatment requirements of persons served are met
• Communicates with families, conservators, and employers of persons served and the public to share information and meet active treatment requirements. –
• Analyzes medical treatment and training data to detect changes in needs, behavior, and abilities.
• Analyzes environmental data to ensure the safety and appropriate environment for persons served.
• Promotes teamwork and working together.
• Trains other staff on active treatment interventions to meet the requirements of individual support plans of persons served.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation from high school and experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in teaching, business sales, and marketing, or providing services for disabled persons.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional college or technical coursework with at least nine quarter hours in education, a social or behavioral science, industrial arts, nursing, or mental health or human services field from an accredited college, university, or technical school may be substituted for the required experience.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid vehicle operator's license will be required for employment in this position.
• All necessary training is provided on-site.
• Pre-employment Drug Testing and a Criminal Background Check is Required.