Direct Support Professional - LaCrosse
Aurora Community Services · La Crosse, WI · 5 mo ago
Healthcare$18/hrFull-time
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Your New Beginning Starts Here! Celebrating 40 Years!
Employee-Owned, Mission-Driven Wage: $18/hr. + $1.50/hr shift differential for weekend hours.
Flexible Hours: Call for details.
Paid Training, no experience necessary for Caregivers.
We're more than a human services agency—we're partners in transformation, walking alongside you on the journey to a fuller, richer life.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Seek out opportunities for community/social integration
- Help consumers plan and prepare their choices of fun events and outings
- Assisting with self-care—dressing, bathing or showering, brushing teeth, toileting, shaving
- Medication Administration
- Meal Preparation/Planning
- Transportation of consumers
- Follow individual service plans
- Other duties as assigned
Essential Functions/Requirements
- 18 years of age
- Acceptable Background Character Verification
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Must be able to twist, turn, squat, bend, reach, pull, push from high/low position, raise arms above shoulder, walk, sit (chair and floor), climb stairs, and use hands and fingers
- Communicate basic English
- Basic reading, writing, and internet navigation skills
Benefits
- Option to get paid before payday
- Flexible scheduling around availability, and every other weekend off
- Opportunities for advancement in a growing, hire-from-within company
- Shift differential on weekends
- Employee discount—Verizon and Dell
- Health Insurance: Life Insurance, Dental Insurance
- Vacation/Personal Hours
- Employee Stock Ownership
- 401-K
- Employee Achievement Program
- Longevity Bonus for Part Time or Full Time Employees
- Casual dress (no uniforms), fun work atmosphere
- And more
Application Instructions
Apply Online: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/AUR1003AUSE/JobBoard/69dd2a83-891e-41be-8e3e-d6828e16c738/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=e2d40f8b-44fd-4c13-bad2-b281f6f7d513
For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below: https://www.auroraservices.com/careers