Direct Support Professional

Merakey; Hershey (PA); Hybrid; USD 25,485; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay access

Retirement plan options

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on entertainment and lifestyle

Access to online learning resources

Job summary

A nonprofit service provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania is seeking a Home and Community Aide. This role offers flexible hours, allowing caregivers to work around their schedule, up to 25 hours per week at $18.50/hour. The ideal candidate will assist individuals with disabilities in acquiring and improving daily living skills, supporting their transition into the community. If you are compassionate, detail-oriented, and ready to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in caregiving or support roles is preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours up to 25 hours per week.
• Skills to assist individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in home and community settings.
• Assist individuals in acquiring and maintaining self-help skills.
• Support communication and relationship development.
• Enable individuals to access community resources.

Skills

Caregiving

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Creativity

Job description

Overview

Merakey is currently seeking a Home and Community Aide to join our IDD division in Hershey Harrisburg and surrounding locations. If you are a Caregiver, Direct Care Worker, Home Health Aide or always wanted to be one, this is the opportunity for you as we are hiring immediately!

Work around your schedule! This Fee for Service position offers flexible shifts based on the needs of the consumer. Up to 25 hours per week at $18.50/hour!

Position Overview

Are you looking for a position where you can utilize your skills and passion for supporting people? Do you believe that we are better together by including everyone? The Direct Support Professional role isn’t for everyone—but it IS for those who enjoy a challenge working with individuals with disabilities and the reward that comes with it. Being in this role requires both attention to detail and creativity as you are serving as both a life coach and a personal support to our individuals. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, join our team!

Responsibilities

• This position provides care in home and in community settings by assisting individuals in acquiring, maintaining, and improving self-help, domestic, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in-home and community based settings.
• Support in general areas of self-care, communication, fine and gross motor skills, mobility, personal adjustment, relationship development, socialization and use of community resources.
• Home and Community Habilitation services provide supports to meet individual's habilitative outcomes as documented in their individual support plans.
• Support the individual so that it enables the individual to access and use community resources such as instruction in using transportation, translation and communication assistance related to a habilitative outcome and services to assist the individual in shopping and other necessary activities of community life.
• This Fee for Service position offers flexible hours based on the needs of the consumer.
• Work around your schedule! Up to 25 hours per week.

Benefits

• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker. Offerings include limited* medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. (*not a substitute for major medical insurance).
• Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services (for FFS employees working at least 170 hours per quarter).
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Enjoy our On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!