Sunday caregiver needed for 6yr old (1A0191G)

Family Relief Resources • Portland, OR

10d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Family Relief Resources is seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to provide one day a week of in-home care for an almost 6-year-old boy in southeast Portland. The schedule is Sundays between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. The client is happy, energetic, and curious; he uses a wheelchair and gait trainer, is learning to stand and climb, is deaf and mostly non-verbal, and communicates through pointing, gestures, some sign language, and lip-reading. He receives nutrition through J-tube feedings and continuous supplemental oxygen. The family would benefit from a DSP who can provide emotional regulation support. The client is approved for both 2:1 and 1:2 care.

DSPs provide individualized care in a client’s home and may take clients into the community to learn skills and socialize. Depending on the client, duties may include teaching independent-living skills such as self-care, behavior management, budgeting, cooking, shopping, and cleaning. FRR is not a physical facility; activities take place in clients’ homes or the community.

The role requires using a smartphone for GPS-verified timekeeping and communications, maintaining a set schedule, documenting progress after each shift and submitting quarterly progress reports, and working independently while communicating reliably with the client’s family and the agency. DSPs are expected to be patient, kind, positive, and flexible when supporting people with different personalities and disabilities.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Pass a criminal history check.
• Work a minimum of 15 hours per month.
• Obtain CPR and First Aid certification within three months of hire.
• Complete required state online training before hire and within three months of hire.
• Complete 24 hours of continuing education per year.
• Have basic technology skills, including the ability to use a smartphone for timekeeping, reports, and communication.
• Have direct experience working with children and/or adults with varying support needs, including intellectual and/or behavioral disabilities.
• Understand confidentiality requirements and how to safeguard individual information.
• Be literate and able to understand written and oral orders.
• Be able to communicate with individuals, health care providers, case managers, and other appropriate people.
• Be reliable, able to work independently, patient, kind, positive, and flexible.
• Have a valid driver’s license and a car with current insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized care to the client in the home and, as appropriate, in the community.
• Support the client’s learning and socialization in community settings.
• Teach or support independent-living skills, which may include self-care, behavior management, budgeting, cooking, shopping, and cleaning.
• Provide emotional regulation support.
• Use a smartphone application to record visits with GPS-verified clock-in and clock-out.
• Create and enter progress notes after each shift and submit a progress report once per quarter.
• Maintain the assigned schedule and communicate effectively with the client’s family and the agency.
• Respond to emergency situations while services are being delivered.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard the client’s information.

Benefits

• Holiday pay at time and a half.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Paid vacation for employees working 30 or more hours per week, available six months after hire.
• 401(k) with employer match for employees working 30 or more hours per week, available one year after hire.
• Paid sick days.
• Paid continuing education opportunities.
• Free gym membership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed