Direct Support Professional

Redwood-Family-Care-Network; Bemidji (MN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

HSA

Job summary

Redwood-Family-Care-Network seeks a Direct Support Professional in Bemidji, MN to help individuals with developmental disabilities and medical needs live safe, independent lives. You will support daily living skills, personal care, meals, medication assistance, community access, social skills, and safety according to care plans.

Position offers a $2,000 sign-on bonus and full-time day shifts (weekends and some weekdays 8-4).

Qualifications

• Dependable communication and teamwork required.
• Ability to follow procedures and learn required regulations.
• Crisis intervention training provided during employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily living skills, personal care, meals, and medication support.
• Support community access, social skills, housekeeping, safety and recreation as outlined in care plans.
• Document daily progress and use behavior crisis-prevention strategies as trained.

Skills

Dependable communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Confidentiality

Regulatory procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Job Title: Direct Support Professional – $2,000 Sign-on Bonus
Hourly Rate: $15.00
Shifts Needed: Full-Time Days - weekends and a few during week 8-4pm
Location: Bemidji, MN

Direct Support Professionals help individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, and medical needs live safe, independent, and meaningful lives. In this role, you’ll support daily living skills, personal care, hygiene, meals, medication assistance, community access, social skills, housekeeping, safety, and recreation. You’ll follow support plans, document daily progress, and use behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies as trained. Success in this position requires dependable communication, teamwork, problem-solving, confidentiality, and the ability to learn required procedures and regulations.

Benefits – Full-Time

• Medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance
• HSA, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA
• EAP
• Employee discount program
• PTO

Dayforce Wallet Daily Pay Pre-Tax 401(k)After-Tax Roth Tuition discount through Capella University

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• CPR/First Aid (provided)
• Crisis intervention training (provided)

Physical Requirements

• Works primarily in the program location, with occasional outdoor/community activities
• Frequent sitting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs
• Occasional bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, standing, crawling, reaching, walking, driving, traveling, kneeling, and crouching

Location/Region: Bemidji, MN