Alleghany Highlands Community Services provides services and support to individuals in our community with behavioral health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Direct Support Professional, (DSP) provides services to adults with intellectual disabilities in a congregate setting at our Friendship house. The position uses a variety of teaching techniques and strategies designed to facilitate independence and skills acquisition.
REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma or GED (required) Two years of experience in a human service field (preferred) Valid Driver's License (required) Certification in CPR, basic First Aid, and medication administration (required but can be obtained upon hire)
RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide supervision, support, counseling, and training in activities of daily living to individuals in accordance with their service plan. Provide assistance and training in personal care. Focus on the needs and preferences of the individual; empower and support the individual in defining the direction of their life; and promote self-determination, community involvement and recovery. Ensure optimal health and safety of individuals. Communicate any changes in status or behavior to all staff providing services to the individual.
Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision Insurance, Annual leave, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, Educational Assistance. Shift differential is available for evening and overnight.
The Alleghany Highlands Community Services Board is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals in our community with behavioral health challenges and developmental disabilities. AHCS is committed to preventing the occurrence of these conditions through an integrated community-based system of care. AHCS is committed to being responsive to individual needs and choices. Alleghany Highlands Community Services (AHCS) began in 1983 and is one of forty Community Services Boards and Behavioral Health Authorities established under the Code of Virginia to provide comprehensive services to individuals who have mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders. As the publicly funded safety net for service delivery, we must continuously monitor and evaluate our cost for services as well as the effectiveness of what we do. AHCS operates multiple service sites throughout the Alleghany Highlands, with over 150 employees working to support our services. We are proud to have served our community for 37 years. AHCSB is accountable to and licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) for the quality of care and fiscal accountability of the programs under its jurisdiction.
AHCS is governed by a nine-person all-volunteer board appointed with members from each jurisdiction by local governing bodies – Alleghany County, Clifton Forge and the City of Covington. The Board members are people from the community with various occupations and interests who serve three-year terms of office.
