Direct Support Associate (Medication Certification Preferred)

Mosaic•Bristol, CT

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide support and guidance to individuals as they learn and develop important daily living skills and life activities to live as independently as possible. This role is ideal for individuals who are natural helpers, excellent listeners, dedicated teachers, proud advocates, and proactive go-getters. The position involves assisting with the development of daily living skills, helping individuals identify and achieve personal goals, monitoring comfort and safety, and ensuring medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are met. It also includes providing emotional support and assisting with general housekeeping, meal preparation, and laundry duties.

Requirements

Desire to make a positive difference in people's lives.
Must be 18 years of age.
Valid U.S. driver's license required, where applicable.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Work requires frequent physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, squatting and balancing.
Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level and overhead.
Work requires occasional independent lifting up to 25 pounds, frequent push/pull up to 40 pounds of force and the ability to safely transfer 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Medication Certification Preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the development of important daily living skills and life activities by creating an environment where people can learn, grow and discover.
Help people identify and achieve the goals most important to them in order to live their best life possible.
Monitor the comfort and safety of the people we serve while ensuring their medical, nutritional and personal care needs are being met.
Demonstrate emotional support while assisting with general housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry duties.