Direct Support Professional Community

HCRS (Health Care & Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont); Bellows Falls (VT); On-site; USD 27,552 - 32,281; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$750 sign-on bonus

4 weeks paid time off

12 sick days

9 holidays per year

Wellness incentives

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Vermont is seeking a Direct Support Professional to support individuals with developmental disabilities. The role involves using creativity and caregiving skills to empower individuals to achieve their goals. Candidates should have strong organizational skills and experience in caregiving or related fields. The position offers a pay range of $20-$23.43 per hour, a $750 sign-on bonus, and comprehensive benefits including paid time off and holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or mental health challenges.
• Ability to collaborate with persons served and their families.
• Valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals living with developmental disabilities to achieve desired goals.
• Use creativity, caregiving, and people skills in daily support.

Skills

Flexibility

Positive attitude

Strong organizational skills

Customer service skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Direct Support Professional

The pay for this position is $20-$23.4332 per hour.

$750 sign-on bonus

Starting with 4 weeks of paid time off (pro-rated) plus 12 sick days and 9 holidays per year!

Are you a creative, flexible, and dependable individual looking for a fulfilling career? If so, being a Direct Support Professional (DSP) may be the position for you! As a Direct Support Professional, you will use your creativity, caregiving and people skills to support individuals living with developmental disabilities to achieve their desired goals and grow their independence.

HCRS brings professionals from a wide variety industries and backgrounds who all have one thing in common: supporting individuals to lead their most fulfilled lives.

We Want To Hear From You If You Have

• Flexibility, positive attitude, strong organizational and customer services skills;
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges, or transferrable skills that relate to serving this population (such as experience in education, caregiving, health care, other human services or customer service);
• Desire to be part of an energetic team;
• Ability to collaborate with persons served, their families and/or other important people in their life, and colleagues in a team environment;
• A Valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation; and
• A High school diploma or GED; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

With offices just a short drive from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, HCRS is an ideal place to work.

Join a team that makes a difference every day and a company that has been named one of Vermont's Best Places to work for SIX years in a row.

With competitive compensation, excellent benefits, unique wellness incentives, and being part of a company that promotes from within, you will want to work with this team for your lifetime!