Camp Direct Support Professional

October 21, 2024

Industry: Private

Employment Type:- Full Time

Work Hours:- 8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:-

irect Support Professional
cation: Chicagoland/Southeastern WI
t Time/Seasonal - Weekend Camps (3 to 4 Weekends per year) J
l’s House is a Christian non-profit organization and auxiliary ministry of McLean Bible Church called by God to love families raising children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 6-22) toward Jesus by providing them with short-term, overnight respite care and holistic family support services. We seek to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed to all our constituencies. We unconditionally welcome, love, and serve all families whose children fit our service parameters regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or any other characteristic. In all that we do, we seek to live in accordance with Biblical principles. To learn more, please visit our website at jillshouse.org. W
will be serving kids with intellectual disabilities in the Chicago, IL/Southeastern WI area. P
tion Overview: We
re looking for Direct Support Professionals to join our team to work weekends at camp with incredible campers with intellectual disabilities from Chicagoland and Southeastern WI. While their diagnosis might keep them from a typical camp experience, Direct Support Professionals assist to tailor weekend adventures just for them at Covenant Harbor in Lake Geneva, WI. From archery to the giant swing, talent shows, and campfire s’mores, Jill’s House campers get it all! While campers enjoy a weekend full of activities, their families get time for rest, renewal, and relationships. The rhythm of respite is vital to our families, so camp runs year-round, about every other month. Th
Direct Support Professional joins us all weekend at camp from Friday to Sunday and is responsible for: T

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