Employment Counselor/Direct Support Professional

**This job is based in Sacramento, CA and requires daily travel to and around the Sacramento area**

Employment Counselor/Direct Support Professional Job Summary: 

As an Employment Counselor, you will work with adults with developmental disabilities to build the skills necessary to gain and maintain competitive integrated employment. Using our training, curriculum, and your own ingenuity and talent, you will help participants develop: 

• Job readiness skills 
• On the job hard and soft skills 
• Coping strategies 
• New behaviors 
• Social skills 
• Community resources 
• And more! 

Benefits: 

• Salary starting at $20.00 per hour 
• Bi-weekly mileage reimbursement ($0.70 cents per mile)
• Car repair reimbursement fund 
• Wifi + Cellphone Stipend 
• Monthly Bonus for Medical Insurance 
• Generous PTO 
• 401k 
• 401k matching 
• Free monthly car wash 
• Work computer + tablet to use out in the community 
• 7 ½ hour work day 
• Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm 
• Major holidays off 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Meet daily with 2 participants 
• Plan and lead activities that support in the development of new skills and new behaviors related to your participants goals 
• Support participants through job readiness and soft skills curriculum 
• Support participants to develop coping skills that help them in their daily lives 
• Provide transportation for participants to and from program activities 
• Plan weekly schedules with participants focused around their goals 
• Attend daily virtual staff meetings and bi-weekly 1:1’s with your manager 
• Lead in person and virtual activities to support social connections between participants 
• Once participants secure a job, provide support at their worksites to ensure success in their job duties 
• Other duties as needed 

About Us: Blue Heron Programs is an employment preparation program for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Blue Heron is passionate about equipping its participants with the resources and skills they need to find meaningful, integrated work.

• High school diploma 
• A reliable car (4-door, minimum 4 seater) 
• Clean driving record 
• Clean background check 
• Working computer and high-speed internet capable of connecting to Zoom 
• CPR/FA certification (within 30 days of being hired; we reimburse this cost)