Direct Support Professional
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
- Verifiable High School diploma/G.E. D preferred.
- Experience in a home health aide setting, or school setting working with people who have Intellectual and Developmental disabilities is preferred.
- Must have a desire to help others reach their fullest potential.
Qualifications
- Strong desire to create long-term impacts on individuals’ lives.
- Enjoy encouraging, mentoring, and coaching others to achieve their goals.
- Desire to teach individuals daily living activities, such as housekeeping and laundry.
- Ability to assist with daily and personal activities to enhance independence.
Skills
- Caregiver
- Direct Care Worker
- Home Health aide
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance plans.
- Competitive compensation plans.
- Work/Life balance.
- Flexible schedules.
- Cell phone discount plan.
- Employee referral bonuses.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Many other benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- Self-care tools and resources on the Goga well-being platform.
- Backup childcare, elder care, and household services through Care.com.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Free online personal development classes through Pryor Online Learning.
About the Role
Position Details Our ideal DSP candidate will have a strong desire to create long-term impacts on their individuals’ lives and enjoy encouraging, mentoring, and coaching others to achieve their goals. Be a part of fostering a true sense of pride in your individual by teaching them to navigate daily living activities, such as housekeeping and laundry. Your work is performed in accordance with appropriate procedures under the supervision of the House Manager who reviews results through living area observation of activities in progress, residents’ responsiveness, inspection of living area, reports, and periodic meetings. Make a difference in the life of those you work with to enhance their independence by assisting with daily and personal activities.
Pay
$16.25/hr
Schedule
Flexible schedules are offered.
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- Self-care tools and resources on the Goga well-being platform.
- Backup childcare, elder care, and household services through Care.com.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Free online personal development classes through Pryor Online Learning.
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!