CAREGIVER

CASA DE MAYA; Spring Valley (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

A supportive care agency in California is seeking a Direct Support Professional to assist individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Responsibilities include personal care, completing housekeeping tasks, and helping to organize client appointments. Ideal candidates must demonstrate trustworthiness, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail. Flexible schedules and opportunities for advancement are available.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
• Ability to follow specific protocols and rules.
• Competence in providing personal tasks assistance.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily personal tasks, such as bathing and dressing.
• Complete housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming and washing dishes.
• Help plan client appointments and organize a schedule.

Skills

Attention to detail

Integrity

Trustworthiness

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

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 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

Direct Support Professionals demonstrate a variety of professional skills and qualifications, which can include:

Attention to detail, especially when adhering to specific protocols and rules while carefully following instructions to care for the needs of the client

Integrity to ensure clients feel safe and comfortable when tending to personal activities such as helping them bathe

Trustworthiness and dependability so clients and their families feel comfortable relying on them

Interpersonal skills when working with clients, including having compassion and being sensitive to their emotional needs when they are in extreme distress or pain