Direct Care Workers - Statewide Arkansas STATEWIDE, AR 72227 7/26/2026

United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas; Arkansas; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas is hiring Direct Care Workers to provide essential daily living care for individuals across Arkansas. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, ensuring basic hygiene, and promoting independent living skills. Candidates should have experience working with individuals with disabilities and possess good communication abilities.

The job requires physical mobility and the ability to adapt to various working environments. Candidates must be responsible and maintain punctuality. Join our team to support individuals in achieving their goals.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of household and money management skills.
• Ability to recognize customers' health needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and the general public.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily living care for individuals.
• Assist and monitor customers' daily living skills.
• Complete required written documentation.

Skills

Household management skills

Basic nutrition knowledge

Customer personal care

Effective communication

Education

General knowledge/experience with persons with disabilities

Job description

Direct Care Workers - Statewide Arkansas

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Position Description

1. Ensure adequate daily living care for the individual, including showers, toileting needs, feeding, laundry, general household work, and assistance with transportation as necessary according to the individual's skill level and needs.
2. Provide an integrated life experience approach (Normalization) to assist the individual in living as independently as possible.
3. Assist, monitor, and teach customers daily living skills activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).
4. Encourage behavior appropriate to their living arrangement and community environment.
5. Maintain confidentiality requirements involving all customer and program files and reports.
6. Complete required written documentation, including staff communication book, customer progress notes, behavior data collection, incident reports, timesheets, and progress reports. Make verbal reports to the next shift or other support staff to exchange needed daily information and, when possible, participate in individual reviews and evaluations.
7. Assist customers with self‑medication skills in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and Consumer Directed Act.
8. Interact with customers toward the attainment of goals in the Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP), Positive Behavior Plan, and/or Person Center Plan, providing opportunities for customers to have choices in daily living and future goals.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS

• Timely completions of assignments
• Attendance and punctuality
• Responsible and dependable behavior
• Teamwork and cooperation
• Integrity and honesty
• Initiative and problem solving
• Diligence, competence, and quality of work
• Professionalism
• Courteous service and respectful treatment
• Communication skills
• Follows instructions and flexibility
• Sound decisions and actions
• Compliance with UCP policies, procedures, and practices; adherence to UCP mission and core values including mutual respect and mutual purpose; and remaining current on required documentation and training.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of household and money management skills
• Knowledge of basic nutrition and meal planning
• Knowledge of customer personal care (feeding, bathing, and dressing)
• Ability to recognize customers' health needs
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, individuals, parents, regulatory agencies, and the general public

Education and/or Experience: A general knowledge and/or experience in working with persons with disabilities is required. Knowledge should consist of coursework or learned experiences in providing companionship, care, and protection to individuals with developmental or related disabilities. Two years of experience is highly desirable. The DCW must also be able to work cooperatively and effectively with other professional groups and exercise tact, initiative, and good judgment when dealing with all people.

Language Skills: Ability to read and write the English language, understand instructions, maintain simple records, and write simple reports.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must have adequate mobility that requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. The staff must be able to regularly lift and move adults or children weighing up to 150 pounds with or without the use of assistance and/or adapted equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment includes the ability to adapt and perform job duties in demanding environments such as crisis intervention, temperature and weather changes, pet exposure, household chemicals, and the removal of environmental hazards.

The DCW will be responsible for their own expenses, such as food, recreation, and transportation when providing companionship services.