Direct Support Professional - Northern Kentucky

Volunteers of America Mid-States; Fort Thomas (KY); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

403b retirement plan with company fund

Paid time off from day one

Résumé du poste

Volunteers of America Mid-States is seeking a Direct Support Professional in Fort Thomas, KY. This full-time, hourly role focuses on direct care, training, and assisting individuals with daily living activities, ensuring safety and dignity while promoting community integration.

As part of the Northern Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Services program, the DSP role emphasizes compassionate support, adherence to consumer rights, and participation in ongoing training.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred, or commensurate skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to adequately read, write and understand the English language.

Responsabilités

• Monitor the comfort and safety of consumers served, ensuring medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are met.
• Interact with consumers in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner, reinforcing behaviors.
• Provide transportation and assist with community integration by accompanying to activities.
• Perform general housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, and laundry duties.
• Complete assigned cleaning tasks and routine maintenance to keep a neat and clean environment.
• Participate in all required ongoing training programs and mandatory staff meetings.
• Perform all duties as assigned by supervisor.

Connaissances

Reading and writing English

Formation

High School diploma or GED

Description du poste

POSITION TITLE: Direct Support Professional

LOCATION: Fort Thomas, KY (Northern, KY)

STATUS: Full Time, Hourly

PROGRAM: Northern Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Services

REPORTS TO: Home Manager

INTRODUCTION

Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is a non-profit organization spanning four states that creates positive change in the lives of individuals and communities through a ministry of service. We provide housing for families, veterans, and low-income seniors. We provide care and support for individuals with developmental disabilities, healing accountability that brings people together with restorative justice, and free HIV testing and education. When Volunteers of America was founded in 1896, "volunteer" referred to anyone who served others as a vocation through a commitment to a mission. Today, we are still staffed by paid, mission-driven professionals working to create positive change and build thriving communities. Flexibility, teamwork, and fun are some of the reasons our employees are proud to work at VOA! We offer a comprehensive benefits package to employees who meet eligibility requirements.

BENEFITS

Volunteers of America Mid-States, offers a rich and robust benefits package the supports a healthy work life balance, which include the following:

Health and Wellness

• Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
• Health and Wellness Program
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Spending Account
• Short Term Disability
• MetLife Legal Plans

Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Life Insurance (company paid)
• 403b retirement plan with company fund matching
• Employee discounts
• Loan forgiveness options through federal programs
• All company paid benefits and paid time off effective day one

Work Culture

• Commitment Committee
• Justice Committee
• Integrity Committee
• Compassion Committee
• Retention Committee

Training & Development

• VOA LEAD Program- Leadership Development Program
• VOA University - Staff Development
• VOA Academy - Clinical Training and Development

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsible for providing direct care, training and assistance in the various aspects of activities of daily living, self care, leisure/recreation, developmental training, prevocational and/or vocational and is responsible for upholding consumer’s rights.

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE FOR THIS ROLE

High School diploma or general equivalency diploma preferred, or commensurate skills. Demonstrate the ability to adequately read, write and understand the English language.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor the comfort and safety of consumers’ served, while ensuring that the medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are being met.
• Interact with consumers in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner, and practice effective techniques for reinforcing consumers’ behaviors.
• Provide transportation and assist consumers with integration into the community by accompanying them to social and other activities of choice.
• Perform general housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, and laundry duties.
• Complete assigned cleaning tasks and general maintenance on a routine basis in order to maintain a neat and clean environment.
• Participate in all required on-going training programs and attend all mandatory staff meetings.
• Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.