Residential Direct Care Staff

Life Skills Educators

Provide education, modeling, and support to participants in an effort to develop the social and life skills needed for effective self-governance. 

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Direct care and supervision of participants
• Support and guide participants in achieving their Individual Service Plans and/or treatment plans.
• Provide preventive and corrective teaching opportunities
• Communication both orally and in writing the progress of each participants with fellow staff
• Administer medications as appropriate
• Transport participants as needed

Requirements:
Requirements include academic preparation in a human services field and one year related experience.  Must be 21 years of age or older.  Valid driver’s license required if providing transportation.  Work in a 24 hour residential home where schedules include weekend, holiday, overnight, and evening shifts. 

Positions available in the following programs:

• Group Care - licensed as a Group Care center for minors by the South Dakota Department of Social Services. This 32 bed facility provides short- term residential services to participants ages 9 to 17 years. Youth referred to the program are typically in crisis.
• West Farm - Department of Social Services licensed 24-hour group care program provided collaboratively with the Department of Corrections. The program has the capacity for 27 males between the ages of 14 - 17. West Farm provides housing, food, supervision, and structure in a chemically free and safe environment.
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment – Department of Social Services licensed 24 hour residential treatment program with capacity for 22 youth between the ages of 10 to 17 that have a qualifying mental health diagnosis.
• Heisler Chemical Dependency Treatment – Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse licensed facility providing comprehensive alcohol and other drug evaluations and assessments to youth and adults.
• New Start for Adolescent and Adult Women – Division of Alcohol and Drub Abuse licensed 24-hour residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting adolescents (age 12-18) and women (19 and above) and their children. Mothers learn to lead healthy and productive lives in a safe, structured and therapeutic environment.

Direct Support Professional

Provide supervision, education, modeling and support to participants with developmental disabilities in a residential setting. 

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Support and guide participants in achieving personal outcome(s)
• Provide appropriate role modeling of socialization and interactional skills.
• Work closely with participants’ interdisciplinary team.
• Assist participants with medical needs.
• Communication both orally and in writing the progress of each participants with fellow staff

Requirements:
Degree in special education, social work or related field, minimum of one year related experience with developmental disabilities, mental health issues & emotional/behavioral disorders.  Must be 21 years of age or older.  Valid driver’s license required if providing transportation.  Work in a 24 hour residential home where schedules include weekend, holiday, overnight, and evening shifts. 

Positions available in the following programs:

• West Oak – Division of Developmental Disabilities licensed residential programs for adolescent and adult males who have developmental disabilities and behavioral/emotional.
• West Oak Crisis Diversion - Division of Developmental Disabilities licensed residential programs providing short-term behavioral, therapeutic and psychiatric services to people with developmental disabilities who are in crisis.
• West Oak Intensive Treatment Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities licensed residential programs for adult males who have developmental disabilities, behavioral/emotional, psychiatric disorders and/or mental health issues.

Please see description for requirements.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan (after one-year of services)
• Paid Leave (vacation, sick, bereavement)
• Professional Growth and Advancement
• Employee Assistants Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance