Direct Support Professional (DSP) / Caregiver
About the role
Working directly as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) / Caregiver, you will assist in a residential group home by helping people with disabilities achieve a variety of outcomes, assist with personal cares, and provide normalization/community integration.
What you get to do
- Provide support and mentorship with daily activities to those we support in a manner that ensures their health and safety, including helping with meals, cleaning, housekeeping, laundry duties, and facilitating fun activities
- Provide hands-on mentoring to those we serve to help them become more independent
- Provide positive direction to individuals to encourage them to achieve their personal goals
- Provide medication administration and ensure each person's medical well-being
Schedule
Full and part time schedules available
Pay
$17 - $19/hour (on weekends); non-drivers $16
Qualifications
- Valid driver's license (due to transporting persons served)
- Excitement for working with adults with disabilities
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Good communication skills, including reading, writing, and documentation to follow support plans and collaborate with internal and external team members
- Successful background clearance required as part of the onboarding/employment process
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Comfortable driving company vehicles to transport persons served as required (some positions/locations may require own personal vehicle and auto-liability insurance based on the role)
Preferred experience
- Experience with adults with mental health issues, disabilities, or related experience
Behavioral DSP role
For those interested in a Behavioral DSP role, we are looking for candidates with prior experience with intense high behaviors, both verbal and physical. You will provide supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people who are faced with mental health, behavioral, and/or significant medical challenges. We are looking to hire staff who are patient, have good decision making and crisis management skills, and who will not be intimidated by these behaviors. Prior IDD, mental health, psychiatric, and/or security experience is strongly preferred.
Training
If you meet the basic job requirements, we will provide the necessary paid training and hands-on experience.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for FT employees
- Supplemental Insurance
- Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for FT employees
- Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance for FT employees
- 401K plan with up to 3% employer match after one year of services
- Paid Time Off (PTO) for eligible employees
- PTO Donation
- Growth and Development Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- National Brand Discounts
- Tapcheck - access to 50% of your pay before payday
- Paid training and orientation
Why this position
- Personal fulfillment, a meaningful career, and the chance to make a difference
- Positively impact someone's life
- Gain healthcare experience to further your career
- Reliable work schedule
- Varied day-to-day experiences; no two days are the same
- Collaborative and supportive work environment