Direct Support Professional - Residential

Vocational Training Center; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Paid training

Part-time hours

Job summary

Vocational Training Center in Fargo, ND is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSP) to provide active support in clients\' homes and community settings. Responsibilities include helping with health maintenance, medications, personal care, behavior management, and life skills development.

You will accompany individuals to events, assist with daily living tasks, and document progress per the plan. Training is provided; multiple shifts are available, including mornings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Current driver's license.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Accompany individuals to community and social events.
• Assist individuals with personal care responsibilities and medications as needed; provide transportation.
• Supervise and guide adults with disabilities in home, community, and social settings.
• Document information per the Person-Centered Service Plan.
• Maintain flexibility and composure working alone or in a team.
• Assist/teach daily living skills (household chores, laundry, cleaning, dishes).
• Complete competency-based modules as required by North Dakota DP/DD division.

Skills

Driver's license

Reliable transportation

Age 18+

Job description

Job Type: Part-time (10 to 29 hours per week)

Pay: Starting at $19.12 (DOE)

We are flexible and have a variety of shifts available!

Shifts available

• Mon-Fri: 6:30am - 9:00am
• Weekends: 8am-10pm, 8am-3pm, 11am-7pm, 3pm-10pm, Wed & Thurs 4pm-10pm

Rewarding Work with Remarkable People - Flexible Schedule - Paid Training

The Vocational Training Center (VTC) of Fargo, ND is now searching for candidates to join our Residential Support team as Direct Support Professionals (DSP). DSPs in this program are responsible for providing active support in the individual's home and in the community. Areas of support will include health maintenance, medication administration, personal cares, behavior management and life skills development.

Responsibilities of this position will include

• Accompanying individuals to community and social events
• Assisting individuals with personal care responsibilities, administering medications and providing transportation based on individual needs
• Supervising, teaching independent skills, and providing guidance to adults with disabilities and mental illness in a variety of home, community, and social settings
• Documenting individual information as required by the Person-Centered Service Plan
• Maintaining flexibility and composure while working alone or in a team environment
• Assisting/Teaching individuals daily living skills such as household chores, laundry, cleaning, and washing dishes, as appropriate and according to their plan
• Completing the competency-based modules as dictated by the North Dakota Department of Human Service, Developmental Disabilities Division

Other duties not listed above may be assigned.

Required

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Current driver's license
• Reliable Transportation

Preferred

• Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

EEO, including disability/vets