Direct Support Professional - Potter County, PA

dickinsoncenter.org; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Leave

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Retirement Plan with employer contributions

Pet Insurance options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Dickinson Center, Inc. is hiring a Direct Support Professional for the Community Residential Program in Potter County, PA. This role involves providing essential daily care to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ensuring their health and welfare while promoting independence.

The position offers full-time hours, a competitive wage of $16 per hour, and generous benefits including insurance coverage, retirement plans, and paid leave. Join a progressive non-profit with a commitment to quality care since 1958.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care within the Community Residential Program.
• Encourages independence and respects personal preferences of consumers.
• Ensures health and welfare of residents.

Job description

Direct Support Professional - Potter County, PA

• Coudersport, PA, USA
• $16.00 per hour
• Full Time (40 hours)
• Now offering DailyPay; A financial wellness platform that enables employees to access earned wages before payday

POSITION SUMMARY

The Residential Program Worker (RPW) provides direct care within the Community Residential Program. This program provides residential services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Potter County. The RPW provides daily individualized care to each consumer while encouraging independence, respecting personal preferences, and ensuring their health and welfare.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

1. Age 18 or older by the completion of new hire training and orientation.

2. Ability and willingness to learn new skills involving working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• Generous Paid Leave – including Paid Time Off, holidays, and personal days
• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage – medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement Plan with employer contributions
• Pet Insurance options
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility (if applicable)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support and resources
• Additional Perks – and more!

About Us

Dickinson Center, Inc. has provided a continuum of mental health, intellectual disability, and Children's Prevention services in Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1958. We are a progressive non-profit organization with almost 200 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $10 million.

Dickinson Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.