Direct Support Professional (Hourly)

Job Description: Are you passionate about helping others? Sunrise is one of the largest, private not-for-profit organizations in the country dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As an employer, we seek to provide an environment of growth and development for our employees that is consistent with recognizing the rights, needs, and wants of all people.

Purpose To provide support, assistance and supervision to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enable them to live valued lives in the community.

Must possess basic computer skills

High School Diploma or equivalent if required by work location

Minimum one year of experience working in the human service field if required by work location

Provides support, assistance and supervision to meet the needs and goals of the individuals according to their plans

Ensures that each individual’s training, behavior and support programs are being implemented and documented in accordance with regulatory requirements

Ensures that the health, safety and well‑being of the individuals are protected at all times

Follows positioning schedules, uses proper equipment and assistive devices per plan

Provides necessary level of assistance for appropriate diet, texture and equipment

Hourly: $19.50 SR97A3

If you were referred by a current Sunrise employee, please make sure to indicate so when completing the employment application process.

As part of our policies, all candidates for employment must submit to a pre-employment drug screening after receiving a conditional offer of employment. Direct Support roles within this organization are mandated reporters, and as such must report any instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation that they are involved in or witness.

Candidates applying for this role must complete a Level 2 Background Screening.

Sunrise is one of the largest, private 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations in the country dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the organization’s early growth can be attributed to assisting state agencies with deinstitutionalization efforts, and in more recent years, Sunrise has welcomed smaller companies in need of assistance or support into the Sunrise Group. As a result, over the last 60 years Sunrise has increased the number of persons served from 50 people in just South Florida to over 1,400 across several states with over 2,500 exceptional employees.

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