Direct Support Professional

Listening Ear Crisis Center; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 19,468 - 27,727; Part time

Job summary

Listening Ear Crisis Center is looking for Direct Support Professionals (DSP) in Mount Pleasant, MI. This part-time position involves supporting adults with daily living activities as outlined in the Person Centered Plan, ensuring their health and wellbeing through appropriate care.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, CPR and First Aid certification, and a valid driver’s license. This role requires professionalism, empathy, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old at the start of employment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and respond to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support daily living activities for consumers.
• Perform prescribed activities in consumer's Person Centered Plan.
• Complete necessary documentation related to consumer services.

Skills

CPR and First Aid certification

Knowledge of laws for mentally disabled adults

Professionalism, empathy, patience

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Preferred: Experience in caregiving

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Listening Ear Crisis Center – Mount Pleasant, MI 48804

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $17.13

Job Shift: Any

Position Summary

Direct Support Professionals (DSP), also called Direct Care Workers (DCW), are responsible for daily supervision and support in all daily living activities of consumers as identified in the consumer’s Person Centered Plan. These activities regularly include preparing meals, assisting with eating meals, personal care, bathing, dressing, restroom assistance, administering medications, transferring, and transporting to daily activities and medical appointments. All functions are performed with strict adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

Reporting and Supervision

DSPs report to the Assistant Home Manager or Home Manager of their assigned location.

Essential Job Functions

• Engage with consumers and the Home Manager or other designated staff to identify and implement activities required under the consumer’s Person Centered Plan.
• Perform all Person Centered Plan prescribed activities including, but not limited to, meal preparation, clean‑up, consumer hygiene, passing medications, consumer recreation activities, and transporting consumers to and from appointments in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, agreements, and standards.
• Accurate and timely completion and delivery of all necessary or required documentation relating to consumer services or home operations.
• Attend and successfully complete all mandatory training and skill development programs, including annual refresher trainings as required.
• Report punctually to work and remain with consumer until relieved from duty by another DSP or supervisor.

This is not an exhaustive list of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. Other relevant duties, tasks, or requirements may be assigned to this job at any time at the sole discretion of the employer.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of laws, regulations, and methodologies relevant to working with varying degrees of mentally disabled adults (including Recipient Rights, Agency Ethics and the Consumer Bill of Rights, Person Centered Plans).
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Safety and fire prevention knowledge; Nutrition; Prevention of communicable diseases.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and respond to emergency situations in a controlled manner.
• Professionalism, empathy, patience, and cultural sensitivity.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Education and Experience

• Required: High School Diploma, GED, or functional equivalent in reading, writing, and basic math. Must be at least 18 years of age at the time employment begins.
• Preferred: Prior experience in a caregiving capacity with a licensed care facility; Post‑secondary certification from an accredited community college or other relevant training program.

Physical and Other Requirements

• Over an 8‑hour period: Prolonged standing, regular or intermittent lifting and reaching above shoulders, pulling and pushing, bending at waist, twisting torso, kneeling, walking.
• Ability to lift, carry, and place up to 50 pounds.

All conditional job offers for DSP candidates will require a physical examination by an occupational health clinic, which includes a lifting component and TB test, as well as required criminal background checks.

Schedule, Travel Expectations, Working Conditions

Details to be provided by Hiring Manager.