Direct Support Professional (DSP) Full-time(32) /1st Shift including weekends and holidays- Rochester Hills
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.
- Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Resolution: Support crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.
- Relationships: Establish collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication.
- Foster Partnership: 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.
- Transport/Escort: Assist person served to transport to stores, concerts, movies, or in-house social events.
- Activities of Daily Living: Assist with activities of daily living such as getting to and from places, dressing, bathing, combing hair, trimming nails, restroom assistance, and cooking.
- Health Management: Monitor vitals for any medical condition or illness, attend medical appointments, and ensure accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team.
- Behavioral Care Plans: Promote positive behavior, 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 Participation: Support 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
- Dedication to Assigned Duties and Performance Expectations
- Commitment to Scheduled Shifts: 1st shift (7:AM - 3:PM) including weekends
Qualifications
You possess a strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication. You exhibit characteristics of trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty. You respect diversity and inclusion. You demonstrate professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention to accuracy and follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality. You take part in continuous education, training, and personal development and growth.
Skills
- Empathy
- Patience
- Understanding
- Enthusiasm
- Trustworthiness
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Diversity Respect
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Pleasantness
- Attendance
- Accuracy Follow-Through
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Punctuality
- Continuous Education
- Training
- Personal Development
Benefits
Hope Network offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- $17.13 hourly wage
- Education Reimbursement
- Career Pathing, Paid Training
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retail Savings Plan
Pay
$17.13 hourly wage
Schedule
1st shift (7:AM - 3:PM) including weekends