crookston Direct Support Professional
About The Position
Direct Support Professionals help individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, and medical needs live safe, independent, and meaningful lives. In this role, you’ll support daily living skills, personal care, hygiene, meals, medication assistance, community access, social skills, housekeeping, safety, and recreation. You’ll follow support plans, document daily progress, and use behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies as trained. Success in this position requires dependable communication, teamwork, problem-solving, confidentiality, and the ability to learn required procedures and regulations.
Requirements
- Dependable communication
- Teamwork skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Confidentiality
- Ability to learn required procedures and regulations
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- CPR/First Aid (provided)
- Crisis intervention training (provided)
Responsibilities
- Support daily living skills
- Provide personal care and hygiene assistance
- Assist with meals
- Provide medication assistance
- Facilitate community access
- Support social skills development
- Perform housekeeping duties
- Ensure safety
- Plan and facilitate recreation activities
- Follow support plans
- Document daily progress
- Utilize behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits options, including medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance (Full-Time)
- HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA (Full-Time)
- EAP (Employee assistance program)
- Employee discount program
- PTO (Paid time off) (Full-Time)
- Dayforce Wallet Daily Pay
- Pre-Tax 401(k) (Full-Time)
- After-Tax Roth (Full-Time)
- Tuition discount through Capella University
- Sick time (Part-Time)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
