Direct Support Professional/Caregiver
About the role
At Hope, we believe in creating exceptional life experiences for the people we support and our employees! We strive to improve the quality of life for those we support through compassionate, innovative, and extraordinary service. Do you enjoy helping people? Would you love to attend sporting events, movies, and other events during work? (must be a driver) Are you caring, compassionate, respectful, and honest? If so, we need you! As a direct support professional/caregiver, you can help make a difference in the lives of others! Hope is hiring for all shifts, especially weekends. If you don't have experience, we provide paid training! We also offer amazing company benefits!
Responsibilities
- Teaching and coaching individuals according to habilitative plans.
- Assisting with or providing basic living skills such as cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene & medication.
- Providing supervision & engagement.
- Facilitating community outings.
Requirements
- Be able to demonstrate basic computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal English language skills
- 21 years of age
- Have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record and three years of licensed driving experience
- Have a High School Diploma or GED
- Pass a background check through DSHS
- Be available to work at least one weekend shift a week
Benefits
- Health Access
- Preventative Health Access Cooperative
- Employer funded Basic Life $15,000 (available to all full-time and part-time employees)
- Dental
- Vision
- Long Term Disability
- Accident
- Hospital
- Critical illness
- Legal Assistance
- ID Theft
- Pet discount program
- 401K Options – following one year of employment
- Paid Time Off – Vacation & Sick time begin accruing immediately
- Paid Training – 75Hr certificate, CPR, Nurse Delegation, NAR (will pay to maintain), TB, Food Handlers card, among other clinical specific training programs
- Promotional Opportunities – Ask us about our career track
- Holiday Pay – Earn time and one half if you work on a holiday
- Wage Differential Opportunities – Clinically supported programs offer opportunities to make up to $2 extra an hour when working in qualified homes (Available to Full Time Staff Only)
All health and non-medical benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire.
Pay
- Pay Rate: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour
- All new hires start at $19.00/hour.
- New hires placed in Zone homes may be eligible for a pay differential, up to $3.00/hour.
- Pay is based on:
- Hours worked in Zone homes only.
- Completion of required training.
- Meeting all Zone program requirements.
Schedule
- Hope is hiring for all shifts, especially weekends.
- Be available to work at least one weekend shift a week.