RESIDENTIAL DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

About the role

Grow your career. Change lives. Thrive at LOGAN. As a Direct Support Professional, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day while building a rewarding career. Starting pay is $15.00 per hour, plus an additional $1.00 per hour weekend differential.

Responsibilities

• Provides a positive environment for individuals served that allows for learning and enjoyment of activities.
• Provides consistent meaningful activities.
• Provides direct support and training to individuals served.
• Encourages individuals to be as independent as possible in their daily routine and takes advantage of every opportunity to teach.
• Initiates activities and encourages individuals to participate in the activities.
• Performs activities with individuals in the areas of house cleaning, household maintenance, grocery shopping, and nutritious meal preparation and clean up, personal grooming and bathing, toileting, dressing, etc.
• Implements goals and objectives as identified in Individual Support Plans and Implements Behavior Management Plans.
• Actively listens to individuals and encourages them to express their personal preferences.
• Identifies the personal interests of individuals.
• Assists with positioning, transferring and personal care of individuals.
• Makes sure to assist up to 50 lbs.
• Ensures the dignity of individuals by assuring personal cleanliness including monitoring the condition of personal possessions, clothing and adaptive equipment.
• Promotes a healthy environment by properly administering medications.
• Supports individuals as they access community resources and recreational activities.
• Aids in money management and making applications for benefits for individuals as directed.
• Transports individuals in agency vehicles or personally owned vehicles for access to community resources and activities such as church, dances, etc.
• Participates in such activities with the individuals.
• Performs safety drills as directed.
• Effectively communicates progress and issues regarding individuals served to the Program Coordinator and with other team members as needed.
• Adheres to agency policy and procedure in the performance of duties.
• Adheres to regulatory and accreditation guidelines in the delivery of services.
• Completes agency reporting in accordance with agency protocol.
• Completes service summaries, data sheets and all other documentation for each person served.
• Completes routine operational paperwork in a timely manner including e-time adjustment sheets, leave requests, etc.

Requirements

• One year working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.
• Ability to communicate well orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel within the county and occasionally travel outside the county area.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Skills

• Ability to assist up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate well orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel within the county and occasionally travel outside the county area.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package including accrued paid time off and holiday pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Rx Help Prescription Cost Assistance Program.
• 403(B) Traditional and ROTH retirement plans – Company match of up to 3% after 1 year of service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Long-term disability and Reliance Standard Supplemental Insurance Plans (Short-term disability, critical illness, accident, accidental death & dismemberment).
• $15,000 company-paid life insurance.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility for full-time employees.
• Employee-Referral incentive for qualifying positions.

Pay

Starting pay is $15.00 per hour, plus an additional $1.00 per hour weekend differential.

Schedule

Hours are flexible and can vary based on the needs of the individuals served.