Direct Support Professional

Redwood Family Care Network • Blackduck, MN

2d • Onsite

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
• 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
• Assist with housekeeping
• Ensure safety
• Plan and facilitate recreation
• Follow support plans
• Document daily progress
• Utilize behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• LTD insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• HSA
• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• EAP
• Employee discount program
• PTO
• Dayforce Wallet
• Daily Pay
• Pre-Tax 401(k)
• After-Tax Roth 401(k)
• Tuition discount through Capella University
• $500 Sign-on Bonus

What This Job Offers

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