Direct Support Professional Evenings Des Moines

Sign-on bonus: $500 for this hourly position.

About the role

Join our team to help carry out our mission to “Support people to have a fulfilling life in their community.” Progress Industries is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that provides services and support for people with physical and intellectual disabilities in central Iowa. We offer a wide range of comprehensive services, tackle issues and barriers, and promote community education.

Progress Industries embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We promote from within, offering advancement opportunities.

Schedule

Set weekday shifts plus every other weekend to support work/life balance.

A day in the life

• Provide support, skill training, and therapeutic instruction to persons served.
• Develop, maintain, increase, or maximize an individual’s independence in self-care, physical, mental, and emotional health and development.
• Deliver quality services that promote socialization, community inclusion, leisure, and communication skills.
• Work closely with persons served, their families, Progress Industries staff, and community individuals to achieve quality outcomes.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: immediate access to PTO and vacation.
• Medical/Prescription insurance: employer pays 90% of the employee premium and 85% of the family premium.
• No premium cost for employee dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
• Low deductible and out-of-pocket cost benefit plans.
• Retirement plan with a 1% gift and up to 5.5% employer match contribution after one year.
• Paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Referral bonus.
• Education bonus.

Pay

$16.35 per hour.