Sr. Direct Support Professional (Afternoons)
About The Position
The Senior Direct Support Professional is responsible for light housework including cooking and meal prep, maintenance of personal care/hygiene routines such as feeding, medication administration, bathing, showering, and toileting. This role also involves providing transportation to and from doctor’s appointments, outside activities, and excursions. The position requires providing behavioral and social support, which may include working with potential physical and verbal outbursts/aggressiveness. Additionally, the Senior Direct Support Professional will occasionally provide sleepover shifts and/or supervise a residential home in the absence of a Residential Supervisor, and assist the Residential Supervisor with other assigned duties.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.
- Valid Driver’s License with 2 years of consecutive driving experience and less than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months
- Ability to pass pre-employment background/physical/TB/drug screenings
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as needed
- Previous direct support/caregiving experience and/or experience working with individuals with disabilities
Responsibilities
- Light housework: cooking, meal prep, cleaning
- Maintenance of personal care/hygiene routines: feeding, medication administration, bathing, showering, toileting
- Providing transportation to and from doctor’s appointments, outside activities and excursions
- Behavioral and social support (to include working with potential physical and verbal outbursts/ aggressiveness)
- Providing occasional sleepover shifts and/or supervise a residential home in which there is no Residential Supervisor
- Assisting the Residential Supervisor in any other assigned duties
Benefits
- New starting rates of $20.41-$20.91 per hour
- Paid vacation days and holiday pay
- Employee referral bonus program
- Extensive paid training, as well as continual opportunities for further job-related education and career advancement (including our Career Ladders program)
- Supportive leadership team who wants to help YOU succeed
- Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability
- 403b retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
