Direct Support Professional (DSP) 1st Shift/ Full-Time 40hours - Garden Cove

About the role

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) provides medically necessary, appropriate personal care and community living supports to persons with intellectual developmental disabilities, persons with severe mental illness, and/or individuals with co-occurring diagnoses. The DSP assists in areas of mobility, activities of daily living, communication, cognition, health management, social networking, vocational, leisure time management, and community participation.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Monitor and ensure safety 24/7; this may be eyes-on, one-on-one, 15 or 30-minute checks, etc. Support crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.
• Relationships: Establish collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication. Foster a spirit of partnership with individuals served, the community, and other professionals.
• Activities and Daily Living Skills: Help build effective skills for problem-solving, communication, and independence. Assist person served to identify and/or participate in social and leisure interests and activities such as: transport/escort to stores, concerts, movies, or in-house social events (barbeques, movie nights, games, etc.). Help person served with activities of daily living to include (but not limited to): getting to and from places, dressing, bathing, combing hair, trimming nails, restroom assistance, and cooking.
• Health: Monitor vitals for any medical condition or illness. Promote positive behavior. Attend medical appointments and ensure accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team. Understand, read, and assist in the implementation of medical, behavioral, and/or clinical team care plans and provide accurate, timely, and descriptive documentation of such.
• Community: Connect person served with opportunities or places in their community to develop relationships with others. Support community participation, volunteering, career goals or employment, and educational interests.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Valid State of Michigan driver’s license
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid
• Possess basic computer skills

Qualifications

• Strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication
• Characteristics of trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty
• Respect for diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrates professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention to accuracy and follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality

Skills

• Continuous education, training, and personal development and growth

Benefits

• $17.13 hourly wage
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee referral bonus
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement savings plan

Pay

• $17.13 hourly wage

Schedule

• 1st shift: 7am-3pm