Direct Support Technician - Community Options Program at City of Chesapeake Human Resources – Chesapeake, Virginia

Starting Range: $36,734-$54,642
Actual starting salary depends on education, experience and credentials.

Do you have a heart for service? Do you like making a meaningful difference in other’s lives?

Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) is seeking 4 Full Time Direct Support Technicians for our IDD Day Support Program! The Direct Support Technician (DST) provides person-centered support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
DSTs assist individuals in developing daily living skills, socialization skills, community integration, and independence while ensuring a safe, respectful, and engaging environment!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
The day care DST will be responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of program members, by assisting them in self-care, communication, mobility, personal living skills. Direct Support Technicians are also responsible for connecting and integrating program members within the community by accessing different community resources. Work may include community outings, recreational activities and group program facilitation.

An individual within the position of Direct Support Technician must be able to provide direct supervision to the individuals that attend the COPS program by ensuring the health and safety of program members.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Requires high school diploma or GED and any combination of education and experience equivalent to satisfactory completion of one year of college education in client health/mental health care, developmental psychology, or a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Requires a minimum of six months of related, full-time equivalent experience.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES: Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with City Driving Standards. Must obtain CPR and First Aid certifications within 90 days. Employees serving the Intellectual Disabilities (ID) population must pass ID Orientation Workbook training within thirty days of hire. Depending on assignment, may be required to pass Medication Management Administration training within ninety days of hire.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.

Prefer experience working with persons who are living with intellectual disabilities. It is preferable that a person within this position will have paraprofessional training and/or certification, such as working as a nursing assistant or certified nursing aide.

Please specify whether employment was Part Time or Full Time for each job listed on your application and resume.

Medical Marijuana:
In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.