Substitute (SUB) Direct Support Professional/Caregiver

About the role

As a Direct Support Professional (DSP), you will cross-train between areas to be a versatile DSP! You will plan and teach recreational activities as well as activities of daily living, provide personal cares, and support community integration for adults with developmental disabilities. In this role, you will perform other duties such as transporting clients, completing and maintaining accurate reports, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Your ability to make sound decisions while handling challenging situations will be critical to your success.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach recreational activities
• Teach activities of daily living
• Provide personal cares
• Support community integration
• Transport clients
• Complete and maintain accurate reports
• Maintain a clean and safe environment
• Handle challenging situations

Requirements

• Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend documents. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate with customers, clients, and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to problem solve with a variety of variables in standardized situations. Ability to interpret and follow through on instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Driving Requirements: This position requires that an employee is able to drive for work purposes and must maintain a valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets the standards set forth by the organization. This position may also require the use of the employee’s personal vehicle.
• Physical Demands: While performing the job duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend documents. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate with customers, clients, and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to problem solve with a variety of variables in standardized situations. Ability to interpret and follow through on instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Driving Requirements: This position requires that an employee is able to drive for work purposes and must maintain a valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets the standards set forth by the organization. This position may also require the use of the employee’s personal vehicle.
• Physical Demands: While performing the job duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Fixed schedules so you can plan your life with consistency
• Generous PTO (for full-time and part-time)
• Eight paid holidays (for full-time and part-time)
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance plans (full-time only)
• 401(k) with employer match (all employees!)
• Company paid short-term & long-term disability and life insurance (full-time only)
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Employee referral bonuses

Pay

• Estimated: $37,593 per year
• Estimated: $35,604 per year
• Estimated: $39,650 per year
• Estimated: $36,703 per year
• Estimated: $51,225 per year