Community Living Specialist | Direct Support Professional | $20-$22.50 hour | Bolivar, MO.
About The Position
The Community Living Specialist provides daily assistance and support to individuals with disabilities living in their homes. The role provides support, education, and advocacy as outlined in each individual's support plan, while ensuring services meet organizational guidelines, funder requirements, and accreditation standards. The specialist works alongside individuals to help them thrive at home and in the community. This is a full-time position with 12-hour shifts. Pay is $20–$22.50 per hour, based on individual experience. Additional shifts and overtime are available, along with yearly raise opportunities, job training, and a comprehensive PTO, retirement, and health benefits package for full-time team members.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Basic computer skills and ability to work with a variety of computer systems.
- Driver's license, car insurance, and reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing direct supports to individuals with disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Review and implement activities related to Individual Support Plans (ISPs), working toward plan outcomes and objectives.
- Complete required documentation and ensure organizational, funder, and accreditation requirements are met.
- Review organizational communications each shift.
- Provide education, assistance, mentoring, and support to individuals.
- Assist with bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, cooking according to dietary guidelines, maintaining a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, and transportation.
- Support individuals during community outings and social opportunities through assistance, education, and modeling behaviors.
- Administer medications and provide medical care and support according to physician orders and RN delegations.
- Communicate changes in individuals' functioning, health status, or behaviors to the support team.
- Accompany individuals to medical appointments, communicate physician orders to the team, and complete necessary documentation.
- Provide positive behavioral interventions as outlined in an ISP or behavior development plan.
- Attend required staff meetings and ongoing education and training.
Benefits
- Comprehensive PTO
- Retirement benefits
- Health benefits
- Job training
- Yearly raise opportunities
- Eligibility for additional shifts and overtime
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
