Direct Support Staff - Full-time and Part-time

Job Description

Job Description

Come work with Quality Connections
Turn your passion into a paycheck
Transform companionship into a career
Make caring for someone a valuable work experience
We now offer a Sign-on Bonus and Referral Bonus

Overnights, Weekends, and Week Day week shifts
If you have the heart of a caregiver and are looking for an entry-level position that isnt your typical job, Quality Connections is looking for you. QC caregivers work with individuals and small groups, so they get the support and attention they need to thrive. You will be helping people with the support they need to live their best lives.

The day-to-day work for a Direct Support Staff at QC is as unique as the people we serve, but heres a list of tasks and activities you might be involved in with the person you are caring for:

Supporting them in achieving their goals.
Helping them overcome barriers to doing things for themselves (often its not a question of whether they can do something; its just adjusting how they do it).
Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
Cooking nutritious meals and snacks with them.
Encouraging physical activity and exercising with them.
Showing them how to maintain a clean and organized home by completing tasks with them.
Helping them follow doctors orders, up to and including preparing and administering medications.
Assisting them with personal hygiene, bathing, and bathroom needs.
Assisting with mobility where needed.
Transporting people to things that they must do (such as work, school, medical appointments, errands).
Accompanying and transporting them to activities they want to do, like meeting up with friends/family, going out to eat, taking in a movie, walking, shopping, and much more.
Completing documentation on their status and the support you provided.
Attending meetings and training as required.

Our Direct Support Staff post is an entry-level position supporting people with disabilities living in QCs group home settings. Full-time or part-time positions are available, with starting pay from $18.35/hour DOE. We have both internal and external career mobility and advancement opportunities, so this can be a job to help you build your work experience, or the start of an exciting and rewarding career. Either way, we also offer the following benefits:

Flexible hours
Paid vacation and sick leave
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (for full-time positions 30 hours/week or more)
Free childcare from 9 am to 5 pm through our Evergreen Academy Preschool
401K after one year, and must be 21

Our minimum qualifications are that you have a combination of education, training, or experience that would allow you to perform the general duties of this position (Well provide specific training on more specialized tasks). You must be at least 18 years old and have a high school degree or equivalent. You also must be able to pass a State of AZ Department of Public Safety background check. Ideally, you must also be able to obtain an AZ Drivers license.