Direct Support Professional (DSP) Full-time(32) /1st Shift including weekends and holidays- Rochester Hills

Hope Network; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Reimbursement

Career Pathing, Paid Training

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Employee referral bonus

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Hope Network in Michigan is seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to provide essential personal care and community living supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe mental illness, or co-occurring diagnoses. The DSP assists with mobility, daily living, communication, health management, and social participation.

You will help with safety monitoring, crisis prevention, relationships, daily living skills, health tasks, and community involvement,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Valid State of Michigan driver’s license required.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to become CPR/First Aid certified.
• Possess basic computer skills.
• Commitment to scheduled shifts (including weekends and holidays).
• Dedication to assigned duties and performance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Safety: monitor and ensure safety 24/7 with various check patterns.
• Relationships: establish trust-based communication and partnerships with individuals served and professionals.
• Activities and Daily Living Skills: support problem-solving, independence, and participation in social activities.
• Health: monitor vitals, promote positive behavior, attend medical appointments, and document plans and care notes.
• Community: connect individuals with community opportunities and educational or employment goals.

Skills

Empathy

Integrity

Diversity & Inclusion

Professionalism

Teamwork

Punctuality

Growth mindset

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) provides medically necessary, appropriate personal care and community living supports to persons with intellectual developmental disabilities, persons with severe mental illness, and/or individuals with co-occurring diagnosis. The Direct Support Professional (DSP) may assist in areas of mobility, activities of daily living, communication, cognition, health management, social networking, vocational, leisure time management, and community participation.

Why a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Hope...

Make a difference in people's lives, including your own.

Here are just some of the ways Hope Network invests in you for all that you do:

• $17.13 hourly wage
• Educational Reimbursement
• Career Pathing, Paid Training
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee referral bonus
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement savings plan

How You Will Change Lives...

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) will assist in the following areas of personal care and development:

Safety

• Monitor and ensure safety 24/7; this may be eyes- on, one-on-one, 15 or 30 minute checks, etc.
• Support crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution

Relationships

• Establish collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication
• Foster a spirit of partnership with individuals served, the community, and other professionals

Activities and Daily Living Skills

• Help build effective skills for problem-solving, communication, and independence
• Assist person served to identify and/or participate in social and leisure interest and activities such as: transport/escort to stores, concerts, movies or in house social events (barbeques, movie nights, games, etc.)
• Help person served with activities of daily living to include (but not limited to): get to and from places, dressed/undressed, bathe/shower, comb hair, trim nails, restroom assistance, and cooking

Health

• Monitor vitals for any medical condition or illness
• Promote positive behavior
• Attend medical appointments and ensure accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team
• Understand, read, and assist in the implementation of medical, behavioral, and/or clinical team care plans and provide accurate, timely, and descriptive documentation of such

Community

• Connect person served with opportunities or places in their community to develop relationships with others
• Support community participation, volunteering, career goals or employment, and educational interests

About You...

• You possess a strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication
• You exhibit characteristics of trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty
• You respect diversity and inclusion
• You demonstrate professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention to accuracy and follow through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality
• You take part in continuous education, training, and personal development and growth

You must have...

• High school diploma/ GED
• Valid State of Michigan driver’s license, required
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid
• Possess basic computer skills
• Dedication to assigned duties, and performance expectations
• Commitment to scheduled shifts : 1st shift (7:AM - 3:PM) including weekends and holidays.