Direct Support Professionals (Full-Time)

A New Hope; Pocatello (ID); Hybride; USD 21 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance options

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement

Paid trainings

Résumé du poste

A compassionate caregiving organization in Pocatello, Idaho is seeking Direct Support Professionals to assist adults with developmental disabilities in living independently. Responsibilities include providing behavioral intervention, ensuring client safety, and maintaining documentation. The role requires a high school diploma and a driver's license. Benefits include health insurance, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement. Both full-time and part-time positions are available, with weekend availability required.

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Genuine compassion for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Driver's license and reliable transportation capable of transporting clients.
• Driver's license and reliable transportation.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct behavioral and cognitive intervention to promote client independence.
• Ensure client safety and model appropriate social interaction skills.
• Transport individuals to and from designated sites.
• Document shift activities and report problems to management.

Connaissances

Compassion for individuals with developmental disabilities

Behavioral intervention

Transportation skills

Formation

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Outils

Driver's license

Reliable transportation

Description du poste

We are HIRING IMMEDIATELY and constantly for caregivers who are thoughtful, caring, supportive, and looking to enter a human services career field! We have full-time and part-time positions available from 12am to 8am, 8am to 4pm, and 4pm to 12am, in which weekend availability is required.

A Direct Support Professional assists adults with developmental disabilities so they may reside as independently as possible in their homes and communities, socially thrive, and develop a sense of inclusion. As a Direct Support Professional, one will provide services tailored to the needs of the clients. This could consist of the following: self-direction; money management; daily living skills (e.g., hygiene, cooking); socialization; mobility; behavior shaping and management; personal assistance services.

Position Synonyms

While we are hiring immediately for this position of Direct Support Professional, there are many direct care position names out there that are nearly identical to this one for working in the developmental disabilities field. Therefore, in an attempt at inclusion, here is a list such job titles: caregiver, direct support staff, direct care staff, direct care worker, direct care aide, and developmental disabilities professional.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct behavioral, cognitive, and emotional intervention to further the independence of the client in the home and community
• Ensure the safety of the client and model appropriate social interaction skills
• Transport individuals to and from designated intervention sites
• Keep appropriate documentation of shift activities and report any problems to management as soon as possible after occurrence or when discovered

Minimum Qualifications

• At least eighteen (18) years of age
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Genuine compassion for individuals with developmental disabilities
• Driver's license
• Reliable, insured transportation capable of transporting clients

Working Conditions

Services are provided to clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As such, working conditions vary and involve the ability to adapt in a variety of environments that include business, home, community, and office. Shifts are scheduled in 8-hour increments and may require local travel. Part-time positions are available; however, employees must be able to work the standard 8-hour shift.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 2 dental insurance options
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off (starts accumulating Day 1)
• 2-weeks paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement for travel
• Paid trainings

A New Hope provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

All employment at A New Hope is considered at-will. This means employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by A New Hope or the employee, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time.

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