Direct Support Professional - Adult Recreation

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensures the safety and welfare of all persons served.
• Assists in leading and facilitating activities and events for persons served, both on-site and in the community.
• Creates and maintains an engaging and inclusive environment for all members.
• Assists persons served with hygiene, physical, and mobility needs as necessary.
• C conducts vehicle checks prior to use and safely transports persons served to and from Adult Recreation events.
• Completes all documentation related to persons served activities on a daily basis.
• Promotes and maintains a positive relationship between the Adult Recreation program and its persons served, families, employees, and volunteers.
• Completes and maintains all required trainings.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• Education, Experience, Skills:
• 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Possess sound oral and written communication skills as well as decision-making skills.
• Possess good listening and comprehension skills along with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Possess the ability to write and document in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
• Possess the ability to use Microsoft Office applications including, but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Able to work as a team member.
• Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
• Driver’s License
• Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
• Drive large van to and from events, programs, etc. Must assist persons served entering and exiting the van. Lock down wheelchairs in vans.
• Physically assist persons served as needed.
• Lift persons served who cannot bear weight.
• Push and maneuver wheelchairs.
• Moderate Work – Exerts up to 50lbs of force occasionally and 20lbs frequently. Standing, sitting, reaching, typing, and walking are common.
• Prerequisites for Employment:
• Criminal Background Check
• Family Care Safety Registry Check
• Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Check, Proof of Insurance

Pay

$18/hr

Schedule

PT 20 Hrs. Various hours, days, evenings, and weekends- Monday – Thursday: 2 shifts per week
Friday Evening: 2 per month
Saturday: 1 full per month (can be split between Saturdays)