Lead Direct Support Professional - Full-time

Bemidji Lead Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professionals help individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, and medical needs live safe, independent, and meaningful lives. In this role, you'll support daily living skills, personal care, hygiene, meals, medication assistance, community access, social skills, housekeeping, safety, and recreation. You'll follow support plans, document daily progress, and use behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies as trained. Success in this position requires dependable communication, teamwork, problem-solving, confidentiality, and the ability to learn required procedures and regulations.

The Lead DSP is responsible for providing direct services to clients through implementation of designated plans, policies, and procedures. The Lead DSP assists, counsels, and trains consumers in self-help and daily living skills while promoting independence, dignity, and choice. The Lead DSP remains available to work hours dictated by the client's needs and works closely with the Program Manager and District Manager to support the daily operations of the home.

Benefits: Full-Time

Comprehensive benefits options, including medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance.

HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA

EAP (Employee assistance program)

Employee discount program

PTO (Paid time off)

Dayforce Wallet Daily Pay

Pre-Tax 401(k)

After-Tax Roth

Tuition discount through Capella University

Education & Experience

High school diploma or GED preferred

CPR/First Aid (provided)

Crisis intervention training (provided)

Physical Requirements

Works primarily in the program location, with occasional outdoor/community activities

Frequent sitting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions

Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs

Occasional bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, standing, crawling, reaching, walking, driving, traveling, kneeling, and crouching

Redwood Family Care Network