Direct Support Professional
Mosaic · Rockford, IL · 5 days ago
On-siteHealthcare$19.5/hrFull-time
What You’ll Get
- Daily Pay - Manage finances with a convenient way to get paid for your work every day, financial flexibility and peace of mind.
- Education Assistance - To further your education or develop your career.
- Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Options - Available.
- Professional & Personal Development Opportunities.
- 403b Retirement Plan.
- Paid Time Off that starts accruing your first day.
Who We’re Looking For
We're looking for Direct Support Professionals to join our team! As a DSP, you will provide support and guidance to people served as they learn and develop important daily living skills and life activities to live as independently as possible.
What You’ll Do in This Role
- Assist with the development of important daily living skills and life activities by creating an environment where people can learn, grow and discover.
- Help people identify and achieve the goals most important to them in order to live their best life possible.
- Monitor the comfort and safety of the people we serve while ensuring their medical, nutritional and personal care needs are being met.
- Demonstrate emotional support while assisting with general housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry duties.
Job Fit
- You have a passion for helping others.
- You're an effective, clear communicator - both written and verbal.
- You're practically always on time (or early) and strive to exceed expectations whenever possible.
- You have excellent time management skills and are able to juggle multiple responsibilities while communicating honestly about your timelines, challenges, and questions.
- You do whatever it takes and the phrase "That's not my job" is not a part of your vocabulary.
- You're a born go-getter - you are always looking for ways to add value, improve processes, build others up, and make the world a better place.
Qualifications
- A passion for helping others.
- An effective, clear communicator - both written and verbal.
- Practically always on time (or early) and strive to exceed expectations whenever possible.
- Excellent time management skills and are able to juggle multiple responsibilities while communicating honestly about your timelines, challenges, and questions.
- You do whatever it takes and the phrase "That's not my job" is not a part of your vocabulary.
- A born go-getter - you are always looking for ways to add value, improve processes, build others up, and make the world a better place.
Company Values
At Mosaic, we believe in creating a workplace where everyone has the chance to contribute and succeed. This commitment is not just a policy, it's the way we work. It's good for the workforce, it's good for Mosaic, and it's the right thing to do.
Additional Information
- Desire to make a positive difference in people's lives.
- No experience needed. We provide thorough training.
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Valid U.S. driver's license required, where applicable.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Work requires frequent physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, squatting and balancing.
- Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level and overhead.
- Work requires occasional independent lifting up to 25 pounds, frequent push/pull up to 40 pounds of force and the ability to safely transfer 50 pounds.