Direct Support Specialist | Adult Ability Center at Valley Mental Health Incorporated – Murray, Utah

Program: Adult Ability Center

Pay: Range starts at $17/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)

Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:30am-4:30pm

Benefit Highlights

• On-Demand Pay allows access to a portion of earned wages before the usual payday.
• Time off includes 15 days of annual accrued paid time off, which increases by one day with each year of service, 10 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.
• Full-time and part-time (30+ hours) team members are eligible for health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance.
• Your out-of-pocket medical costs of up to $2000 for individuals and $4000 for families may qualify for reimbursement through our Garner HRA. In addition, based on the medical plan you choose, you can utilize pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare costs with an HSA, which includes a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1800 for a family.
• We help our team members with tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, and career training and development. Valley also participates in Utah and federal student loan forgiveness programs.
• Our discounts and perks program provides more than $4500 in savings on everything from pizza to the zoo to movie tickets to oil changes!
• 401(k) retirement program allows for pre-tax and post-tax contributions and includes a company match up to 6% of your annual salary.

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Job Summary & Deliverables

The Direct Support Specialist provides evidence-based practices to develop clients’ individual skills in providing supported services across life, social, and job skill areas as indicated by the person-centered support plan to meet individualized goals. The Direct Support Specialist is responsible for utilizing evidence-based practices, meeting fiscal responsibilities, and ensuring that regulatory and organizational standards are met.

• Utilizes information gathered from the person-centered process to identify client strengths and weaknesses and develops collaborative goals with each client and their family for lifelong learning
• Develops client’s individual skills in providing supported services across life, social, and job skill areas
• Uses evidence-based practices to teach pre-employment and employment skills in clinical settings
• Assists clients with self-help/independence skills which can include toileting, feeding, and basic hygiene routines
• Works cohesively with treatment team to ensure the delivery of high quality support and care

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent

Experience

• No experience required - see Preferred Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications

• CPR certification
• Valley de-escalation certification (as required)
• Driving positions require a minimum age of 21 and a current driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing job coaching skills to adult clients with disabilities
• Bachelor’s degree in related field