Direct Support Professional- On Call
About The Position
About your Role: As a Direct Support Professional, you will provide care, support and skills-training to individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges. Fostering positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served you will work to ensure client safety and maintaining a safe environment. Assisting clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training) and encouraging self-help activities. Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning, you will help clients plan meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up. While following a structured support plan, you will accompany clients to scheduled appointments and in running errands if needed (approved drivers only.) All focused on supporting clients with social skills and integration into the community.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- A valid driver’s license with a good driving record
Responsibilities
- Provide care, support and skills-training to individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges.
- Foster positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served
- Ensure client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
- Assist clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
- Encourage self-help activities.
- Perform home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
- Help clients plan meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up.
- Accompany clients to scheduled appointments and in running errands if needed (approved drivers only.)
- Support clients with social skills and integration into the community.
Benefits
- Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
- Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
- Up to 10 Paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
- DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday
- Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements
- 401K
- Free licensure supervision
- Employee Assistance program
- Pet Insurance
- Perks @Clarvida- national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Company cellphone benefits may vary based on Position/State/County
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
