Caregiver for 20yr old - flexible scheduling

Family Relief Resources • Maywood Park, OR

6d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Family Relief Resources (FRR) provides person-centered daily care to families and clients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The organization is seeking a caring, patient, dependable, and gender-affirming Direct Support Professional (DSP) to support an almost 20-year-old transgender man in Northeast Portland. The client has cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and autism, and experiences pain with walking. He enjoys conversations about animation, creative interests, and other topics that matter to him.

The DSP will help the client develop independent living skills, confidence, and self-advocacy while supporting his goals at home and in the community. Tasks may include budgeting and money management, tracking expenses, making purchases, meal planning and preparation, household management, daily routines, and organizing and personalizing his living space. The DSP will also encourage community involvement, hobbies, and recreational activities, and provide mobility support as needed while promoting independence.

This is individualized work in the client’s home and community; FRR does not operate a physical facility, and activities take place in those settings. The schedule is three days per week, with four-hour shifts, and is open to discussion with the client and family. DSPs must maintain their assigned schedule, communicate reliably with the client’s family and agency, and complete daily progress notes and quarterly progress reports. Visits are tracked using GPS verification through a timekeeping application, so a smartphone is required. The role also involves driving the client to activities and appointments when needed.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Pass a criminal history check.
• Work a minimum of 15 hours per month.
• Have a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle, and current auto insurance.
• Be willing and able to provide transportation and accompany the client to community activities and appointments.
• Be respectful, inclusive, and gender-affirming; patient, positive, and dependable; and able to build a supportive, encouraging relationship.
• Have direct experience working with children and/or adults with varying support needs, including intellectual and/or behavioral disabilities.
• Have basic technology skills, including using a smartphone for timekeeping, reports, and communication.
• Understand confidentiality requirements and how to safeguard individual information.
• Be literate and able to understand written and oral orders.
• Be able to communicate with individuals, health care providers, case managers, and other appropriate people.
• Be able to respond to emergency situations when services are being delivered.
• Obtain CPR and First Aid certification within three months of hire.
• Complete state-required online training before hire and within three months of hire.
• Complete 24 hours of continuing education per year.
• Maintain the assigned client schedule and work independently and reliably.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting individuals with physical disabilities is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support with daily living skills and increasing independence at home and in the community.
• Support meal planning, grocery shopping, grocery-list creation, and meal preparation.
• Assist with budgeting, money management, tracking expenses, and informed spending decisions.
• Support household management skills and daily routines.
• Help organize and personalize the client’s living space to reflect his interests and personality.
• Encourage participation in community activities, hobbies, and recreational outings.
• Engage in conversations about animation and other interests, and help build social confidence and self-advocacy skills.
• Provide mobility support as needed while encouraging independence and participation in daily activities.
• Provide transportation and accompany the client to community activities and appointments as needed.
• Enter specific progress notes after each shift and submit a progress report once per quarter.
• Use a smartphone and timekeeping application to record visits with GPS location verification.
• Maintain the assigned schedule and communicate with the client’s family and the agency.
• Respond to emergency situations while services are being delivered and safeguard confidential information.

Benefits

• Holiday pay at time and a half.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Paid vacation for employees working 30 or more hours per week, beginning six months after hire.
• 401(k) with employer match for employees working 30 or more hours per week, beginning one year after hire.
• Paid sick days.
• Paid continuing education opportunities.
• Free gym membership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed