Direct Support Professional - Southern MD Mon-Fri 3pm-5pm, Sat/Sun 10hours Flexible

• Base Pay $19.00 / Hour
• Job Category LaPlata, MD
• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Description

Though we take many paths to meet our mission at Humanim, we are united and guided by one principle, Human Purpose, and we measure our success in Human Impact. Each and every individual we serve at Humanim has a story, and each story is testament to the power that building pathways to economic equity, opportunity, and independence brings to the lives of individuals who have faced social and economic challenges.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Direct Support Professional is responsible for assisting individuals with disabilities to learn, grow and become more independent. The position supports individuals with developmental disabilities to have a quality of life and promotes health, safety, and well-being. Serving as an advocate in communicating individuals’ needs and goals the main duties include helping individuals complete basic housekeeping tasks, transporting them to appointments or other social outings, and helping individuals to implement the safety precautions learned in their respective environments.

Benefits of working with us!

• 15 days of Paid-Time-Off (PTO) and 7 Paid holidays.
• Medical insurance with employer contribution
• Vision and Dental insurance
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer-provided contribution
• Early access to earnings via UKG Wallet

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Use of personal vehicle, MD driver’s license with fewer than 5 points, and valid auto insurance required.
• Minimum 2 years of driving experience.
• CPR/First Aid Training Required.
• Ability to relate well to staff, individuals, board members, and all relevant stakeholders of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and religions required.

Summary

All positions at Humanim are to encourage supported employment for those people we serve who have expressed an interest in such employment, including consumers with long-term mental illness. To that end, every employee will promptly refer any consumer with an interest in obtaining supported employment to appropriate Vocational Staff and will actively participate as needed in the Evidence-Based Practice in supported employment initiative/model.

All Humanim staff must be able to relate well to clients, board members, and staff of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, and religions.

Humanim’s Equity Statement

Humanim values inclusivity as core in our ability to serve our customers, staff, and stakeholders in our community. We choose to respect, celebrate, honor, and embrace the unique attributes, characteristics, cultures, classes, faiths, orientations, and races that make people who they are. This engenders excellence in who we are and what we do as an organization. This climate for inclusion and excellence is key to building strong diversified leadership and exceptional customer service. We provide a safe environment to address the critical and complex issues that face Humanim, stakeholders in our community and persons served related to institutional issues creating disparities and impacting equity. We are passionate about our cause and values system and know that our ability to achieve excellence begins with internally reflecting on what we expect in our partnerships, strategies, and investments.