Direct Support Professional - 15yr old (1E0295G)

Family Relief Resources; Oregon; Presencial; USD 25 000 - 30 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Holiday pay (time and a half)

Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

Paid vacation

401k with employer match

Paid sick days

Paid continuing education

Resumo da oferta

Family Relief Resources seeks a Direct Support Professional to assist a 15-year-old boy with autism in his home and community settings. You will help build social skills, independence, and participation in activities.

The role offers part-time or full-time opportunities, with a schedule of Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM. CPR/First Aid within 3 months, 18+ years, background check required.

Qualificações

• Experience working with children with developmental disabilities or autism.
• Patient and calm with strong boundaries.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify instructions.
• 18 years or older.
• Pass a Criminal History Check.
• CPR and First Aid certification within 3 months of hire.

Responsabilidades

• Support social skill development and community engagement.
• Encourage exploration of new interests beyond screens.
• Provide reminders and prompts for healthy eating habits.
• Support hygiene routines and personal care tasks.
• Assist with independent living skills (cleaning, organizing, laundry).
• Document progress notes after each shift and quarterly progress reports.
• Transportation not required; commute between client homes ~20 minutes.

Conhecimentos

Disability experience

Patience

Communication skills

Boundaries

Formação académica

CPR and First Aid

Online pre-hire training

Continuing education

Ferramentas

Smartphone for timekeeping

GPS tracking/timekeeping

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Who we are:

At Family Relief Resources (FRR), our mission is to provide families and clients with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities with the quality, person-centered daily care they need. We provide qualified DSPs who have a passion and drive to help these individuals, with a positive, stable, and highly compensated work opportunity. We recognize this is a special gift and we are dedicated to helping every DSP to find the client they are meant to help.

1E0295G
Location: West Linn (Mom's Home) & Tigard (Dad's Home)

Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

This is a 15-year-old male on the autism spectrum seeking a patient, outgoing, and engaging DSP to provide support in home and community settings. The ideal DSP will help build social skills, encourage independence, and support participation in community activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting social skill development and community engagement
• Encouraging exploration of new interests and activities beyond Roblox and screen time
• Providing reminders, encouragement, and prompting for healthy eating habits
• Supporting hygiene routines and personal care tasks
• Assisting with independent living skills, including:
• Cleaning and organizing his room
• Picking up after himself
• Completing household chores
• Laundry skills
• Using positive reinforcement and patience when providing support
• *Client is under 18 years old, transportation is not allowed/required

Qualifications

• -Experience working with children with developmental disabilities, Autism, or similar support needs preferred.
• -Patient, calm, but able to maintain strong boundaries
• -Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify instructions.
• *Client is under 18 years old, transportation is not allowed/required

Transportation

Family provides all transportation.
DSP must feel comfortable supporting the client at both parents' homes.
Commute between homes is approximately 20 minutes.

Direct Support Professional (DSP) / In Home Care Giver Responsibilities and Duties:

This role involves caring for a client on an individual basis in their home environment as well as taking them out into the community to learn skills and socialize. This role varies depending on the client but can involve teaching skills of independent living such as self-care, behavior management, budgeting, cooking, shopping and cleaning. Family Relief Resources is not a physical facility -100% of activities happen in the community or a client’s home.

The day-to-day duties of the DSP role requires:

• Smart Phone
  The state requires all client visits to be tracked with GPS location verification at clock in/out. You will need a smart phone to access the timekeeping application once you arrive at the client’s location.
• Driving
  Have a valid license and car with current insurance. Some clients will need transportation.
• Documenting
  Must create and enter specific progress notes after each shift. Also, a progress report is due once per quarter.
• Scheduling
  Each DSP has a set schedule and must be able to maintain this with clients.
• Reliability
  Because Family Relief Resources is not a facility, we need reliable employees who can work independently, show up for their shifts, and be excellent communicators with their client’s families and with our agency.
• Patient, Kind, and Positive
  Helping those with disabilities requires a person who can be patient in all situations, show kindness, and have a positive attitude toward the client and other members of the client’s family even in challenging situations.
• Flexibility
  Being able to adjust to different types of personalities and disabilities from day to day.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• 18 years or older
• Pass a Criminal History Check.
• Work a minimum of 15 hours per month.
• CPR and First Aid Certificate (within 3 months of hire)
• State required online training courses (pre-hire and within 3 months of hire)
• Continuing Education (24 hours per year)
• Basic knowledge of technology, including the ability to use a smartphone for timekeeping, submitting daily and quarterly shift reports, communication with office and client family, and additional requirements as needed.
• Has direct experience working with children and/or adults with varying levels of support needs (Including experience with intellectual and/or behavioral disabilities).
• Understand requirements of maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding individual information.
• Be literate and capable of understanding written and oral orders.
• Be able to communicate with individuals, health care providers, case managers, and appropriate others.
• Be able to respond to emergency situations when services are being delivered.

Direct Support Professional / In Home Care Giver Benefits Include:

• Part-time or Full-time work opportunities
• Holiday pay (time and a half)
• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance (30+ hours per week)
• Paid vacation (30+ hours per week, 6 months after hire)
• 401k with employer match (30+ hours per week, 1 year after hire)
• Paid sick days
• Paid continuing education opportunities
• Free gym membership