Direct Support Professional (DSP) / 2nd Shift / Full time (32 hours) / Hegel

Hope Network Careers • Swartz Creek, MI

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About The Position

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) supports the individual goals of the person served and helps them become integrated into their community in the least restrictive manner. The role may involve assisting with mobility, activities of daily living, communication, cognition, health management, social networking, vocational interests, leisure-time management, and community participation.

The DSP provides consistent, empathetic support and helps the person served build independence, problem-solving and communication skills, and relationships in the community. The position includes personal-care support, safety monitoring, crisis prevention and response, medical and behavioral care-plan implementation, and timely documentation. The posting describes a full-time, second-shift position scheduled for 32 hours.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid State of Michigan driver’s license.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid.
• Commitment to scheduled shifts, assigned duties, and performance expectations.
• Strong desire to help others, with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication.
• Trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty.
• Respect for diversity and inclusion.
• Professional communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention to accuracy, follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality.
• Participation in continuous education, training, and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure the safety of the person served, including eyes-on, one-on-one, or 15- or 30-minute checks as appropriate.
• Support crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.
• Build collaborative relationships based on trust and empathy through consistent, meaningful communication.
• Foster partnership with the person served, the community, and other professionals.
• Help the person served develop problem-solving, communication, and independence skills.
• Identify or participate in social and leisure activities with the person served, including transporting or escorting them to community activities and in-house events.
• Assist with activities of daily living, including transportation, dressing, bathing or showering, grooming, nail care, restroom assistance, and cooking.
• Monitor vital signs related to medical conditions or illness.
• Promote positive behavior.
• Attend medical appointments and accurately relay information between medical providers and the care team.
• Understand, read, and help implement medical, behavioral, and clinical care plans; provide accurate, timely, descriptive documentation.
• Connect the person served with community opportunities and places to develop relationships.
• Support community participation, volunteering, career or employment goals, and educational interests.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental care, depending on full- or part-time status.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Career-pathing.
• Paid training.
• Employee referral bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED