Direct Support Professional (DSP) Full-time(32) /2nd 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

Hourly wage $17.13

Educational Reimbursement

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Training

Employee referral bonus

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Hope Network is seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to provide essential personal care and community living supports. You will assist with daily living activities, health monitoring, and community participation, while building trusting relationships with individuals served and the care team.

The role emphasizes safety, empathy, and professionalism, with shifts including afternoons and weekends. A Michigan driver’s license and CPR/First Aid certification are required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid State of Michigan driver’s license required.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• CPR/First Aid certification required or ability to become certified.
• Basic computer skills expected.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety 24/7 through monitoring and checks; support crisis prevention and resolution.
• Build trust-based relationships with individuals served and collaborate with families, professionals, and community partners.
• Assist with activities of daily living and social/leisure activities to promote independence.
• Monitor health needs, track vitals, and relay medical information to the care team; support care plans implementation.
• Help connect individuals to community activities, employment goals, and educational opportunities.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Teamwork

Professionalism

Reliability

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 Aide
• Possess basic computer skills
• Dedication to assigned duties, and performance expectations
• Commitment to scheduled shifts : 2nd shift (afternoons) including weekends and holidays.