Direct Support Pro: Empower Lives & Build Community

Easter Seals; Dickinson (ND); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Paid Training

Job summary

Easter Seals Goodwill ND, Inc. is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide services to adults and children with disabilities and their families by carrying out the Mission, Vision and Values of ESGWND.

You will assist individuals to realize goals, build social networks, maintain health and safety, and navigate community resources, with paid training and a flexible schedule to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Interest in and/or experience in supporting people with disabilities to achieve their goals and outcomes.
• Ability to work both as a team and alone, to complete tasks as instructed, be receptive to new ideas and be creative in helping to solve problems.
• Believe that everyone can and must have an opportunity to learn and grown, regardless of their disability.
• Age 16 or older.
• Ability to meet and maintain background investigation requirements, and commitment to providing a drug-free, non-violent place for people supported to live and our employees to work.
• Driver’s License might be required depending upon program needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support people to realize their goals and attain personal outcomes.
• Assist and support people to develop and/or maintain a social support network.
• Assist and support people to maintain or re-establish their family connections.
• Assist and support people to maintain their home, their health, and their well-being.
• Assist and support people to utilize their community and its resources.
• Assist and support people to direct their services and make informed choices in all aspect of their life.
• Assist and support people to have a safe environment in which to live and work, free of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
• Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds on your own.
• To be an advocate for people with disabilities and to teach members of the community to treat people we support with dignity and respect by modeling positive attitudes and respectful communication and interactions.

Skills

People-focused service

Team work

Communication

Background check compliance

Driver’s license (may be required)

Flexibility

Empathy

Safety awareness

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Job description

Easter Seals Goodwill ND, Inc. is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide services to adults and children with disabilities and their families by carrying out the Mission, Vision and Values of ESGWND.

You will assist individuals to realize goals, build social networks, maintain health and safety, and navigate community resources, with paid training and a flexible schedule to support work-life balance.