Direct Support Professional (DSP), Wells Maine

Morrison Center•Wells, ME

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Morrison Center is hiring part-time Direct Support Professionals in Wells and South Berwick, Maine, to provide individualized support to clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. DSPs help clients maintain, obtain, and manage their goals, support their care plans and activities, and provide hands-on and eyes-on care. Duties include transporting clients into the community, providing personal care, and completing daily documentation. The South Berwick role also involves working in a client’s private home alongside a resident Shared Living DSP and assisting with wheelchair transfers and lift use. The posting describes two schedules in South Berwick: one listing 24 hours per week, Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and another listing 18 hours per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It lists pay of $20–$27 per hour for the first schedule and $21 per hour for the second. Morrison Center is a private, nonprofit organization providing comprehensive, individualized support services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
CPR/First Aid certification.
Safety training such as Mandt or Safety-Care.
Prior experience with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Valid Maine driver’s license and a clean driving record.
Comfort working in someone’s private home with the Shared Living DSP who lives there.
Experience with wheelchair transfers and using a lift for the South Berwick role.
Willingness to transport clients into the community and provide personal care.

Nice To Haves

DSP certification preferred; Morrison Center will train the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Transport clients into the community.
Provide personal care, including showers, toileting, and dressing.
Complete daily documentation.
Support clients in maintaining, obtaining, and managing their goals.
Help clients reach and maintain their plan-of-care goals and participate in activities.
Provide hands-on and eyes-on care and support.
For the South Berwick role, assist with transfers in and out of a wheelchair and use of a lift.
Work in a client’s private home alongside the Shared Living DSP who resides there.