DSHS BHHA Direct Support Professional - Attendant Counselor 2

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DSHS Direct Support Professional / Attendant Counselor 2

Want to put your passion to work? Are you eager and ready to coach, teach, mentor, and support children/youth and adults with developmental disabilities?

Consider these exciting opportunities State-Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) within the Behavioral Health & Habilitation Administration (BHHA) for an Attendant Counselor 2 position.

Are you eager and ready to coach, teach, mentor, and support children/youth and adults with developmental disabilities? Consider this exciting opportunity!

State-Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) within the Behavioral Health & Habilitation Administration (BHHA) has multiple openings for Attendant Counselor 2 positions.

We need your passion, skills, and positive attitude to provide support, personal care, supervision, and teaching to children/youth and adults in their homes.

Each of our clients has unique support needs.

Your support may include teaching daily living skills, performing personal care and household tasks, facilitating community integration and relationship building, as well as assisting with medication administration, and managing behaviors to both children, youth, and adults in our SOLA programs.

You will assist children/youth and adults with developmental disabilities to live full, empowered lives in their home. Each individual has unique support needs.

Your support may include cooking, personal care tasks, household tasks, community activities such as going to movies, spending time at parks and libraries, medication administration and support to maintain good physical, behavioral and emotional health.

State-Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) within the Behavioral Health & Habilitation Administration (BHHA) has multiple opportunities for Direct Care Providers including day, swing, night shifts, and part time opportunities.

Do you like being active and spending time outdoors? Do you like bowling, skiing, hiking, biking or going on walks? How about working with children with disabilities?

Along with being active, you provide support, personal care, supervision, and training to children and adults in their home. Each of our clients has unique support needs.

Do you want to be a mentor and help support learning daily living skills, building relationships, and helping guide the clients in our program to participate in community integration activities.

You’ll also performing personal care as well as assisting with medication administration and managing behaviors.

Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary. Evening and night shifts include a shift differential, in addition to the standard compensation rate.

You'll get competitive pay and great state benefits as you:

• Coach, teach, and mentor people with intellectual disabilities.
• Assist and train clients with all areas of daily living skills.
• Implement Individual Support Plan programs, plans, and services.
• Transport and accompany clients to appointments, or other activities in the community.
• Form relationships with people.
• Keep the resident's home safe and clean.

Who should apply?:

Attendant Counselor 2

• A high school diploma/GED AND one year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities in mental health facilities, nursing homes, hospitals, or residential settings

Skills and Abilities:

• Outgoing and friendly.
• Ability to provide accurate and clear written communications both electronically and verbally
• Punctual and responsible
• Ability to work with challenging individuals.
• Effectively communicate with management, peers, residents, and the public as needed
• Able to work in a team and alone
• Able to read and follow policies and procedures
• Maintain great work habits

NOTE: Your starting hourly rate will be dependent on your education and experience.

We need you to help us help others! If we have caught your eye, we want to hear from you!

Interested? Simply fill out our application and attach your resume and three references. That's it! We want to make this easy for you.

The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work.

It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS.

We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Questions? Contact the assigned recruiter, sharon.sterling@dshs.wa.gov or call Talent Acquisition main line (360) 725-5810 and reference job number 07370.

Additional Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.

This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license.

Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicleWashington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protect­ed veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

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