Float Pool - Direct Support Professional
About The Position
RHA Health Services is hiring a Float Pool Direct Support Professional to cover staffing needs at multiple locations in Brevard, Hendersonville, Asheville, and Burnsville. The position supports individuals and groups with intellectual and developmental disabilities and may also serve people facing mental health and substance use challenges. The role assists people in identifying and communicating their requests and support needs, and implements services aligned with each person’s Centered Plan, goals, and desired outcomes. Staff are expected to understand each individual in the context of their history, relationships, and hopes for the future, and work under direction and supervision. Starting pay is $17.00–$19.00 per hour. Float DSPs must commit to four shifts, each 8, 10, or 12 hours, across multiple units in every two-week schedule, including one weekend shift. They must work two of six specified winter dates and one of the specified summer holidays. Positions are temporary and based on staffing need. The role is not benefits eligible. Work requirements are reviewed monthly to determine continued program eligibility. The position requires at least two years of direct caregiving experience in an IDD setting. Behavioral health experience is preferred for some units. Float DSPs must complete applicable training, competency checklists, annual RHA and unit-specific competencies, and keep required licensure, certifications, and CPR certification current. Required competency information must be recorded in Workday. The role has substantial physical requirements, including lifting, pulling, squatting, kneeling, crawling, crouching, climbing, stooping, standing, walking, and demonstrating CPR from floor level. Pre-employment screening includes criminal background and registry checks, drug testing, education verification, and other credentialing or reference checks as applicable. For positions requiring driving, proof of a driver’s license, insurance, and vehicle may be required.
Requirements
- At least two years of direct caregiving experience in an IDD setting.
- Willingness to work at locations in Brevard, Hendersonville, Asheville, and Burnsville.
- Commitment to four 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts across multiple units per two-week schedule, including one weekend shift.
- Availability to work two specified winter dates and one specified summer holiday.
- Complete all required training, competency checklists, and annual competencies for assigned homes, clients, or units.
- Keep required licensure, certifications, and CPR certification current.
- Meet the physical requirements of the position, including required lifting, pulling, mobility, vision, communication, and CPR proficiency.
Nice To Haves
- Behavioral health experience is preferred for some units.
Responsibilities
- Cover staffing needs at designated units, including vacancies and census above budget, by working at multiple locations.
- Provide support to individuals and groups of people with disabilities in the community.
- Assist people receiving services in identifying and communicating their requests and needs for services and supports.
- Implement services and supports that address each person’s goals and desired outcomes in their Centered Plan.
- Seek to understand individuals in the context of their personal history, social and family networks, and hopes for the future.
- Complete required training and competency checklists for homes, clients, or units where assigned.
- Maintain required licensure, certifications, and CPR certification.
- Complete required RHA and unit-specific annual competencies and record this information in Workday.
- Work the required shift and holiday schedule, including four shifts across multiple units per two-week schedule and required weekend and holiday coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
