Direct Support Professional Community

About the role

As a Direct Support Professional (DSP), you will use your creativity, caregiving and people skills to support individuals living with developmental disabilities to achieve their desired goals and grow their independence.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in achieving their desired goals and growing their independence
• Use creativity and caregiving skills to assist individuals
• Collaborate with individuals, their families, and/or other important people in their life, and colleagues in a team environment

Requirements

• A valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation
• A high school diploma or GED; an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is preferred

Qualifications

• Flexibility and a positive attitude
• Strong organizational and customer services skills
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges, or transferrable skills that relate to serving this population (such as experience in education, caregiving, health care, other human services or customer service)

Skills

• Creativity
• Caregiving and people skills
• Organizational and customer services skills
• Working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges
• Transferrable skills related to serving this population (such as experience in education, caregiving, health care, other human services or customer service)

Benefits

• Starting with 4 weeks of paid time off (pro-rated)
• 12 sick days and 9 holidays per year
• $750 sign-on bonus

Pay

The pay for this position is $20-$23.50 per hour.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified.