Caregiver / Direct Support Professional / DSP

RHA Health Services, LLC; Canterbury (NH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv wage access

Discount program for employees

Paid Time Off

Health insurance

Job summary

RHA Health Services, LLC seeks a dedicated Caregiver / Direct Support Professional (DSP) to support individuals with disabilities in community settings. You will assist with communication, personal care, transportation, and documentation, while promoting independence and rights.

Responsibilities include accompanying clients to activities, teaching independent living skills, administering medications where allowed, and maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Age 18 or older.
• Complete pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, education verification).

Responsibilities

• Provide support for individuals with disabilities in community settings.
• Assist with personal care and daily living activities as needed.
• Provide transportation to appointments and community activities.
• Document care provided and maintain records.
• Promote rights, education, and decision-making.
• Connect clients with community resources and supports.

Skills

CPR proficiency

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Caregiver / Direct Support Professional (DSP) – Regular

We are hiring for a positive and personable individual to provide support for individuals and/or groups of persons with disabilities in the community. Responsibilities include assisting clients in communicating needs, implementing services and supports to achieve goals, providing education on rights, promoting healthy living, fostering decision-making, accompanying clients to community activities, teaching independent living skills, providing transportation, maintaining documentation, assisting with personal care, administering medication where allowed, and protecting confidentiality.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide education on human, legal, and civil rights.
• Promote healthy living and prevent illness and accidents.
• Increase awareness of self‑advocacy and support individual choice and decision‑making.
• Accompany people to work, movies, concerts, shopping, and other community outings.
• Teach independent living skills.
• Provide transportation to appointments.
• Foster positive relationships within the community.
• Promote decision‑making about living, work, and social relationships.
• Assist with personal care and bathing.
• Help around the home (laundry, cleaning, and decorating).
• Document the care provided.
• Understand diverse challenges of individuals living with disabilities and use effective advocacy strategies.
• Connect clients with resources for career, education, volunteerism, etc.
• Promote effective communication.
• Assist in medication administration where state law allows.
• Protect confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Age 18 or older.
• Complete pre‑employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, education verification).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Lifts 30–40 lbs regularly.
• Pulls 25 lbs minimum, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Uses hands for various tasks; stands and walks frequently.
• Must demonstrate CPR proficiency.
• Vision and hearing requirements met.
• Work may involve hands‑on care and moderate physical activity.

Benefits

• Payactiv: Early access to earned wages.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid Time Off (full‑time employees only).
• Health/Insurance (full‑time employees only).
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Well‑being programs: Physical, emotional, and financial chronic disease management.
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job‑specific training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RHA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other protected categories outlined in federal, state, and local law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.