Direct Care Staff

About the role

Chrysalis of Cedar City, UT is seeking to hire a full-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) / In-Home Caregiver. Would you like to support individuals with developmental disabilities to lead self-directed, meaningful lives? Are you looking for a full-time or part-time job with swing shifts, and graveyard shifts available that can work with your schedule? Are you considering a human services career where you can really make a difference? If so, please read on!

Responsibilities

As an entry-level Direct Support Professional (DSP) / In-Home Caregiver, you support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live their best lives as independently as possible. You provide this support and guidance in their homes or at programs they attend during the day. As you walk side-by-side with your participants, you always model appropriate social skills and behaviors. Your support is needed in many areas of daily living including medication administration, bathing, hygiene, basic first aid, shopping, meal preparation, transportation, budgeting, housekeeping, and home maintenance.

Using effective teaching and mentoring techniques, you also work with participants to learn new skills and achieve goals. You provide life skills training in areas such as employment, money management, and relationship-building. You also assist them with gaining employment and finding recreational activities that they enjoy. You are conscientious about reporting any concerns about their health and safety and keeping documentation accurate and up-to-date. You are energized by the dynamic team of people you work with and find the work of supporting people with developmental disabilities to live amazing lives according to their own needs and desires extremely rewarding!

Qualifications

• Heart for people with developmental disabilities
• No experience necessary!
• Experience working with people with developmental disabilities is a plus, but we're willing to train you.
• Punctual and reliable
• Can keep track of multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
• Calm and patient

Full-time or part-time swing shift or graveyard work schedule

We have various full-time and part-time shifts available including a swing shift from 3:00 pm to midnight, a graveyard shift from 12:00 am to 8:00 am, and a part-time swing shifts throughout the afternoon. We are a 24- hour business- weekends are required. These shifts are some of the more common shifts, but we have more options and can discuss scheduling in the interview.

Benefits

In addition, we offer our full-time employees excellent benefits including health insurance as well as flexibility and a rewarding experience.