Direct Support Professional Flex

ND Health and Human Services; Grafton (ND); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

ND Health and Human Services' Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton, ND is hiring Flex Direct Support Professionals to assist residents with daily living activities and help them transition to community providers.

Onsite training is provided; no experience required. Shifts include rotating day/evening and overnight options, with emphasis on accurate communication and basic computer skills to document progress for the care team.

Qualifications

• No experience required; onsite training provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities to promote independence.
• Identify goals and practice new skills with residents.
• Assist with personal hygiene, work/job tasks, recreation/leisure, and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Model effective communication and social interactions; teach self-advocacy and self-help strategies.
• Observe, monitor, and report residents' condition and progress to the team.
• Log information into computer programs used by the facility.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) in Grafton, North Dakota is hiring Flex Direct Support Professionals.

We Will Train Onsite No Experience Required

Work Shift

Rotating shifts: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM, every other weekend, Overnight shifts: 9:45 PM - 6:15 AM, two weekends on and one off. Hours may vary to meet department needs. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Qualified candidates will be considered upon application. The position may be filled prior to the listed closing date after successful completion of the application and interview process.

The North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking Flex Direct Support Professional(s) to connect with and assist persons residing at the Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) in Grafton to complete daily living activities in order to be independent and transition to community providers.

Each day, you will assist the individuals to identify their goals for learning and practicing new skills, and what is important for them. Daily life activities may include personal hygiene tasks, work/job, recreation/leisure, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Also, you will model effective communication and socialization interactions as well as teach self-advocacy and self-help strategies. You will observe, monitor, document and report on the individuals' condition and progress both orally and in writing to the team of the person served.

You will thrive in this position, if you have a person first approach and mindset to provide individuals with knowledge on life skills and how to overcome barriers that may be present in their lives. You will be able to convey information accurately, respectfully, and thoroughly verbally and in writing. You will have basic computer skills to log on and enter information into specific computer programs used.

To be considered for this position, you must have a high school diploma or GED. No experience required; we will train you onsite.

Flex Positions

Employee eligibility will be reviewed to purchase health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits through employer at their own expense, at a reduced market rate.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information E-Verify | Health and Human Services North Dakota

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - LSTC

TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text); 1-800-366-6889 (voice)