Direct Support Professional

Job Description

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