Direct Support Professional - CE San Jose
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Must pass a background check.
- Previous experience in caregiving, social work, life skills coaching, as a teaching assistant, or volunteering.
- Empathy, patience, and the ability to support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
- Adaptability to address individual’s needs with care and flexibility.
- Basic tech skills (mobile phone use, email, Microsoft, electronic database systems).
Benefits
- Flexible schedules to fit your lifestyle and personal commitments.
- Supportive, growth-focused workplace culture.
Options For All (OFA) is a California, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to creating and supporting opportunities for adults with I/DD in making choices to live, work, and enjoy life in their community with dignity and respect. Over 35 years ago, eight adults with I/DD in San Diego county embarked on a path toward universal social equality. Today this journey has become Options For All. Since our inception in 1985, we now serve 1,500+ consumers across the state of California with more than eight innovative programs. Values at Options For All: • Get it Done Well We accomplish every task to the best of our ability and ask for help when needed. • Every Person Matters We recognize unique abilities, celebrate talents, and appreciate differences. • No Surprises We do what we say we're going to do when we say we're going to do it. • Better Together We create trusting relationships in order to work together effectively. • Approach Everything with Optimism We look for something positive in each day, even if somedays we have to look a little harder. • Be a Trailblazer We don't fear failure; we fear the absence of progress and the lack of innovation. If you align with any of our values above, you are in the right place!