Direct Support Professional - Hiring Full-Time All Shifts!
About The Position
Hope is a clinical, educational, and therapeutic provider for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Its mission is to support individuals and families in achieving optimum growth, independence, and joy. Hope Residential Academy in Melrose Park is a new facility providing congregate residential care for children ages 5–21 with multiple disabilities. The Direct Support Professional position, also titled Habilitation Specialist, serves residents while supporting residential and operational needs. The role provides supervision, implements programs, and documents assigned children’s daily living needs and routines. It also supports children with activities of daily living and helps them pursue the goals in their Individual Support Plans. The role requires providing DCFS-approved transportation and working weekends and mandatory overtime as needed. The position is full-time, with openings across all shifts: 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. The hourly rate is $22.59 plus shift differential, and paid classroom training and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- High school diploma or equivalent education.
- Valid Illinois driver’s license and ability to qualify as a DCFS driver.
- Successful background clearance, physical, agility test, and drug/alcohol screening.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, and/or carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, grasp, reach, stoop, crouch, crawl, and run.
- Ability to work weekends and mandatory overtime.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
- Enthusiasm for working with children.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision, program implementation, and documentation related to assigned children’s daily living needs and routines.
- Assist children with activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, feeding, toileting, and personal hygiene.
- Engage children in activities supporting the goals of their Individual Support Plans and their independence.
- Maintain a valid Illinois driver’s license and provide DCFS-approved transportation for medical appointments and field trips.
- Support residential operations by working mandatory overtime shifts as needed.
Benefits
- Two weeks of paid classroom training.
- Paid holidays, sick days, vacation days, and paid leave days each year.
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Employee and dependent tuition reimbursement.
- 401(k), match, and profit share.
- Shift differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
