Direct Support Professional (DSP) - (Orlando)

Quest • Orlando, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional provides hands-on care, supervision, and daily support to individuals living in the home. Duties include assisting with personal care, providing social and leisure interaction, safely transferring and repositioning individuals, supporting safe mealtimes, and completing daily housekeeping. Staff must help ensure continuous supervision, including staying beyond scheduled hours if necessary, and report to work during inclement weather, potentially sheltering in place during a hurricane. The role requires treating individuals and others with dignity and respect. If hired as a driver, the employee transports residents in large-capacity vehicles to training centers, medical appointments, home visits, and community outings, while following applicable transportation regulations and laws.

Available full-time schedule: Sunday 6:45 a.m.–11:15 p.m. and Monday–Wednesday 2:45 p.m.–11:15 p.m. Available part-time schedules: Friday–Sunday 6:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m., or Friday–Sunday overnight 10:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m. Candidates should consult their recruiter about currently available schedules.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Read, write, and comprehend English, and remain calm and communicate during a crisis.
• Working knowledge of household appliances, including a washer, dryer, dishwasher, stove, and oven.
• Ability to stand for long periods and perform household tasks involving bending and lifting, push wheelchairs, and use hands for tasks such as writing, typing, and handling small objects.
• If hired as a driver, ability to safely operate large-capacity vehicles, including 10–12 passenger vans and wheelchair buses, and navigate traffic.

Nice To Haves

• Valid Florida driver’s license in good standing at all times.
• Experience with Hoyer lifts, van lifts, and adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, scooters, and walkers.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in the home with personal care, including toileting, bathing, dressing, and hygiene, as needed.
• Provide regular positive social and leisure interaction to individuals in the home.
• Safely lift, transfer, and reposition individuals according to daily schedules.
• Support safe mealtimes, including food preparation, accommodating diet textures and restrictions, using adaptive mealtime equipment, and providing feeding assistance.
• Complete daily housekeeping, including washing dishes, making and stripping beds, laundry, taking out trash, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, and mopping and sweeping.
• Ensure adequate supervision of individuals in the home, including staying beyond scheduled hours until the next staff arrive or backup staffing is arranged.
• Report to work during inclement weather to ensure adequate supervision and care, potentially sheltering in place during a hurricane.
• Treat all people with dignity and respect, uphold personal rights, and communicate in a friendly and professional manner with individuals, coworkers, visitors, and customers.
• If hired as a driver, transport individuals to and from training centers, medical appointments, home visits, and community outings in large-capacity vehicles.
• If hired as a driver, comply with DOT regulations and local vehicle-operation laws.

What This Job Offers

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