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A Direct Support Professional, or Direct Support Care Professional, cares for individuals experiencing developmental or intellectual disabilities or illnesses. Their main duties include helping patients complete basic housekeeping tasks, transporting patients to appointments or other social outings and keeping patients safe from potential health hazards in their surrounding environment.
Direct Support Professional duties and responsibilities
Direct Support Professionals 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
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.25 - $19.25 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
Application Question(s):
- Employment Background Check
- Are you able to work:
M,T,W,F: 11:00a-5:00p
Experience:
- Caregiving: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Required)
- Medication Admin Certification (Required)
Shift availability:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Multiple locations