Direct Support Professional
Job Description
Schedule:
Monday: 8am-8pm
Friday: 8am-8pm
Saturday: 8am-6.30pm
Sunday: 8am-12pm
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Must Have: Driver's License, Vehicle, Auto Insurance, DD Annual Training, CPR/First-Aid Certification
Direct Support Professionals (DSP)work with individuals with mental or developmental disabilities by creating behavior plans, teaching self-care skills, cooking meals and doing laundry. Additional duties may include:
- Assisting clients with daily personal tasks, including bathing and dressing
- Completing housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, washing dishes and tidying
- Helping plan client appointments and organize a schedule
- Organizing with transportation arrangements to appointments
- Shopping for groceries and preparing meals that meet specific client dietary needs
- Encouraging client engagement in social networks and communities
- Attention to detail, especially when adhering to specific protocols and rules while carefully following instructions to care for the needs of the client
- Integrity to ensure clients feel safe and comfortable when tending to personal activities such as helping them bathe
- Trustworthiness and dependability so clients and their families feel comfortable relying on them
- Interpersonal skills when working with clients, including having compassion and being sensitive to their emotional needs when they are in extreme distress or pain
- Physical stamina when performing tasks such as lifting or turning their clients
Qualifications: You MUST have 1 year of DSP Experience, Valid Driver's License, Automobile, Auto Insurance, High school Diploma/ GED, CPR, First Aid, and 2 hours Developmental Disabilities (DD) certification class. We will assist with the 8 hour certification once hired. You must also be able to pass a background test and drug screen.
If you should have any questions, please reach out to our HR Manager, Fadumo
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Hiring Bonus
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Paid training
Schedule:
- 10-hour shift
- 12-hour shift
- 4-hour shift
- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends
Experience:
- DSP: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Location: In person
