Direct Support Professional

ND Health and Human Services; Grafton (ND); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Professional development

Job summary

ND Health and Human Services is seeking Direct Support Professionals to assist residents at the Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton, ND, helping them complete daily living activities and become more independent through person-centered support.

You will help individuals identify goals, practice new skills, and log progress. A high school diploma or GED is required, with onsite training provided and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• No experience required; onsite training provided.
• Must complete approved training program during probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities to promote independence.
• Identify learning goals and practice new life skills.
• Support personal hygiene, work or job tasks, recreation, and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Model effective communication, socialization, self-advocacy, and self-help strategies.
• Observe, document, and report on individuals' condition and progress to the team.

Skills

Person-first approach

Basic computer skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton North Dakota is currently hiring Direct Support Professionals

Sign on bonus is available for qualifying new employees $1,500 - $2,500.

No Experience Required Onsite Training Provided.

Work Shifts include 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM and every other weekend. Night work shifts are 9:45 PM - 6:15 AM and two weekends on and one off. Hours may vary to meet department needs. Must successfully complete an approved training program within the probationary period.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking Direct Support Professional(s) to connect with and assist persons residing at the Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) in Grafton to complete daily living activities in order to be independent and transition to community providers.

Each day, you will assist the individuals to identify the goals for learning and practicing new skills, and what is important for them. Daily life activities may include personal hygiene tasks, work or job, recreation or leisure, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Also, you will model effective communication and socialization interactions as well as teach self-advocacy and self-help strategies. You will observe, monitor, document and report on the individuals' condition and progress both orally and in writing to the team of the person served.

You will thrive in this position, if you have a person first approach and mindset to provide individuals with knowledge on life skills and how to overcome barriers that may be present in their lives. You will have basic computer skills to log on and enter information into specific computer programs used.

To be considered for this position, you must have a high school diploma or GED. No experience required, onsite training.

Hiring Range starts at $18.00 per hour depending on experience there is also a shift differential pay for some shifts.

This position has a very competitive benefits package that includes Employer Paid Family Health Insurance, retirement, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave that begins to accrue on day one, and more. There are opportunities for professional development. For more information on the state employee benefits package, go to Home | NDPERS and click on Active Members.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

\"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.\" - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - LSTC

Unit Phone Number: 701.328.5431

TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 [phone] (text) or 1 [phone] (voice)

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.