Direct Support Professional (DSP)
About the role
The role of the DSP is to provide direct care while teaching daily living skills (cooking, self-care, hygiene, laundry, cleaning, shopping), health and safety skills, social skills, and relationship building skills. The DSP also provides support in the community and during social, recreational, and/or leisure activities. The DSP's role is also that of a mentor who will encourage and foster independence.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized care and support
- Teach concepts of daily living and promote community involvement
- Support in the community and during social, recreational, and/or leisure activities
- Mentor to encourage and foster independence
Requirements
- Experience working with individuals with IDD that exhibit behaviors that may result in significant physical harm to self and others
- Trauma informed care experience
- Mental health experience
- Calm demeanor
- Able to respond in the moment due to an unpredictable environment
- Able to be emotionally strong
- Health care experience is a plus
- Able to perform emergency physical safety interventions
- Emotionally strong
- Must be 18 years or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid PA driver's license
- 2 years driving experience
- Must be able to pass a background check
- Ability to read, speak, and write English
- Participate and successfully complete required training (includes but not limited to CPR, First Aid, Med Administration, Safe Crisis Management)
Qualifications
- Dependable and flexible
- Hard-working and team-oriented
- Share core values (Honesty, Integrity, Diversity, Respect, and Accountability)
Skills
- Patience
- Care
- Understanding
- Compassion
- Responsible
- Reliable
- Honest
- Effective decision-making
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
Benefits
- Full time and part time positions
- Opportunity for advancement
- Competitive pay
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary life insurance
- Flexible spending account
- 403(b) (full and part time)
- Employee assistance program (full time and part time)
- Paid time off
Pay
$22.00 per hour
Schedule
Variety of schedules available
About Life's New Beginning
Life's New Beginning is a non-profit agency in York, PA providing services and support to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Founded in 2015, LNB provides person-centered services to individuals with a primary diagnosis of an intellectual disability both in residential homes (owned and operated by LNB) and in the community (Companion and CPS Program). LNB adheres to trauma informed care practices.