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Founded in the early 1970’s, ADVANCE is a private non-profit organization that supports more than 115 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We also provide services to people who have conditions caused by accident, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or diseases such as muscular dystrophy. ADVANCE supports people in self-direction through person-centered plans aimed at achieving the outcomes people want for their lives. In order to achieve those outcomes, ADVANCE provides a wide array of services at a variety of levels to support people at home, at work and within their community. ADVANCE employs over 150 people working in a variety of areas all focused on fulfilling our mission and vision through person-centered services and supports. In all these areas, we are working towards our mission to “offer opportunities for people to live their lives to the fullest”. ADVANCE strives to achieve person-centered excellence for every individual that receives services. We believe that each and every staff member is an essential piece to help us achieve that goal. We are currently seeking Direct Support Professionals to help us achieve that goal. As a staff doing direct support, this person will be there every day providing all aspects of support to each individual they work with. This person is the eyes and ears for everyone else within ADVANCE and the first person to advocate for each individual they support. The purpose of this position is to assist with all things that are day-to-day events in an individual’s life. This will include personal cares, financial assistance, health & wellness, cooking, cleaning, medical assistance, goal fulfillment, transportation and social support. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.advancebkg.com . For more on our day-to-day activities, check us out on Facebook or Instagram.