AFL Professional Caregiver / Direct Support Professional / DSP

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

About the Role

RHA is looking for Alternative Family Living (AFL) Professional Caregivers in Creedmoor. This role offers a competitive daily rate and paid training, with the option to work additional hours as a Direct Support Professional.

As an AFL Professional Caregiver, you will provide support for individuals with disabilities in a home setting. You will share your home and create a supportive environment for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). RHA will provide the training and support to ensure your success.

AFL offers adults and children with I/DD the option to live in a natural home setting with a professional caregiver to support them in reaching personal goals and living the life they choose. RHA professional caregivers report that their lives and the lives of their families are enriched by this opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Seek to understand the individual in the context of their personal history, social and family networks, and their hopes and dreams for the future.
• Support the individual in eating nutritious meals and snacks consistent with dietary needs, resting (by providing sleeping accommodations), daily self-care activities, leisure/recreation, education, and working.
• Provide supports according to the person’s abilities and interests while ensuring privacy and dignity.
• Prepare, teach, and assist the person in food preparation and cleaning of the home.
• Honor the choices, preferences, and culture of the person you support.
• Assist in providing opportunities for social, emotional, and spiritual needs to be met.
• Assist with transportation and scheduling of all medical, therapy, vocational, and recreational activities.
• Ensure that the home environment is safe and in good condition.
• Implement services and supports to address goals identified through the Person-Centered Plan, including medical, psychiatric, recreational, spiritual, and emotional needs.
• Assist the person supported by attending treatment team meetings and facilitating communication related to individual needs, response to service and supports, and progress toward goals.
• Participate in supervision as agreed upon in the RHA supervision contract.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 18 years old or older
• Documentation of home ownership (current mortgage statement) or renter’s lease
• Proof of homeowner’s, renter’s, or personal property insurance
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to pass a criminal background check, Healthcare Registry, and Urine Drug Screen for yourself and other adults in the home
• Willing to be a self-employed worker

Support from RHA

• Provide support through a multidisciplinary team for crisis assistance and training as needed.
• Training includes RHA’s proprietary ProAct training, focusing on supporting resiliency, emotional stability, and problem-solving.
• Assist in coordinating respite care to support your needs as a caregiver.
• Supervision will be provided to assist you in adjusting to your new role, with frequency determined collaboratively with your RHA supervisor.

Pre-Employment Screening

• Complete criminal background check
• Name checked in the registries (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• For positions requiring driving: Proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle

Benefits

Note: Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for the following benefits.

• Payactiv: Early access to the money you’ve earned from hours already worked, before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program: Helps you save money.
• Paid Time Off: Available for full-time employees only.
• Health/Insurance: Available for full-time employees only.
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, emotional, and financial.
• Chronic Disease management programs: For hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees).
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes. For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.