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Developmental Specialist

Developmental Specialist

Link AssociatesWest Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Developmental Specialist - Human Services Direct Care Professional.

Link Associates Now Hiring for highly sought-after shifts!

  • Monday - Friday.
  • On-Site Childcare.
  • Daily Pay.
  • Available full-time shifts 8 am – 4 pm.
  • No Evenings.
  • No Weekends.
  • Paid Holidays.

Responsibilities :

  • As a Developmental Specialist at Link, you work with adults who have various types of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Some of the people Link supports are fairly independent and able to take care of many of their needs on their own.
  • Others may be non-verbal and unable to use their arms and legs and require more assistance doing things.
  • Provide transportation and accompany the people they support into the community as they run errands like going to the bank and grocery shopping, visit others and go on outings, and attend events.
  • Get to know each of the people they support.
  • Getting to know what the people they support like, what they dislike, what brings them joy and makes them happy as well as what might trigger a behavior.
  • Really need to know the people they work with in order to be successful at supporting them and to ensure they are happy, healthy, and safe.

    • Why work for LINK Associates?

  • The MOST rewarding job you will ever have.
  • Engaging and meaningful work in a great TEAM environment.
  • Full-time employees are given 21 days of time off their first year of employment (an average of 25 hours per week get 16 days).
  • Career advancement opportunities.
  • Casual dress – jeans, joggers, t-shirts / sweatshirts, tennis shoes.
  • Family-friendly employer, including bringing your child to work.
  • Overtime available but not required, it’s your choice.
  • No driver's license, no worries we are located on a bus route.
  • Medical and dental insurance (we offer 8 medical plans to pick from).
  • Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability, and employee assistance program.
  • Link offers job security; Link has never had a lay-off and Link has been operating since 1953.
  • High School / GED / HiSET or higher desired.

    • About Link Associates :

    Link Associates is a community based non-profit organization that provides services for more than 600 individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families since 1953. Services offered by more than 300 employees support a full integration into the greater Des Moines community.

    Every person served by Link Associates has the primary diagnosis of intellectual disability and frequently other intellectual and physical conditions as well. Although other organizations serve people with intellectual disabilities, Link Associates provides a full range of services.

    People with intellectual disabilities attend school, go to work, participate in leisure opportunities and shop along with the rest of the community. However, people with intellectual disabilities and their families face exceptional challenges in maintaining support,, especially when they become adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities are often overlooked as it is more difficult to appeal to public support when they physically change from children to adults.

    Link Associates recognizes the unique services needs by offering residential, day habilitation, community employment, transportation, case management, and leisure services. When combined, these services meet the full spectrum of life-long needs as well as the needs of their family.

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    Developmental Specialist • West Des Moines, Iowa, United States