Direct Support Professional Community - Developmental Services - Windsor/Hartford

HCRS; Windsor (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Paid time off

Sick days

Holidays

Wellness incentives

Promotes from within

Job summary

HCRS is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide compassionate assistance to individuals living with developmental disabilities. You will use creativity and people skills to help clients reach personal goals and increase independence.

Qualifications include flexibility, a valid driver’s license, and a high school diploma or GED; an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Competitive benefits accompany a supportive, team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Flexibility and positive attitude are essential.
• Experience with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health challenges or transferable caregiving/education/healthcare/customer service experience.
• Desire to be part of an energetic team.
• Ability to collaborate with persons served, families, and colleagues in a team environment.
• Valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals living with developmental disabilities to achieve goals and grow independence.
• Provide care and caregiving support following individual plans.
• Collaborate with team and families to ensure consistent support.

Skills

Flexibility

Positive attitude

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Teamwork

Collaboration

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Direct Support Professional

The pay for this position is $20-$23.50 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!