Direct Support Professional (DSP) / Caregiver
About The Position
Join our team as a Direct Support Professional / Caregiver in Madison, WI! Dungarvin is a mission-driven team dedicated to meeting people where they are and providing person-centered supports that allow individuals to live as independently as possible. You will work directly with people in need of assistance, and/or living with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other complex medical needs. This role involves assisting in a residential group home, helping individuals achieve various outcomes, assisting with personal cares, and providing normalization/community integration. We offer full and part-time schedules. No experience is necessary for the general DSP role, as we provide paid training and hands-on experience. For a Behavioral DSP role, prior experience with intense high behaviors (verbal and physical) is preferred, along with patience, good decision-making, and crisis management skills. Prior IDD, mental health, psychiatric, and/or security experience is strongly preferred for the Behavioral DSP role.
Requirements
- Valid Drivers License (due to transporting persons served)
- Excitement for working with adults with disabilities
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Good communication skills (reading, writing, and communication skills to document care, follow support plans, and collaborate with both internal and external team members)
- Successful background clearance
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Comfortable driving company vehicles to transport persons served as required
- Candidates for some positions/locations may require own personal vehicle and auto-liability insurance
Nice To Haves
- Experience with adults with mental health issues, disabilities or related experience
- Prior experience with intense high behaviors, both verbal and physical (for Behavioral DSP role)
- Prior IDD, mental health, psychiatric, and/or security experience (for Behavioral DSP role)
Responsibilities
- Support and mentorship with daily activities to those we support in a manner that ensures their health and safety.
- Helping with meals, cleaning, housekeeping, laundry duties and facilitating fun activities.
- Hands-on mentoring to those we serve to help them become more independent.
- Provide positive direction to the individuals to encourage them to achieve their personal goals.
- Provide medication administration and ensure person's medical well being.
- Assist people with disabilities achieve a variety of outcomes.
- Assist with personal cares.
- Provide normalization/community integration.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for FT employees
- Supplemental Insurance
- Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for FT employees
- Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance for FT employees
- 401 K plan with up to 3% employer match after one year of services
- PAID TIME OFF (PTO) for eligible employees
- PTO Donation
- Growth and Development Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- National Brand Discounts
- Tapcheck - access to 50% of your pay before payday
- PAID training and orientation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
