Enhanced Direct Support Provider

INALLIANCE; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Sacramento is seeking an Enhanced Direct Support Provider to assist adults with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include helping with community engagement, personal hygiene, and meal preparation. Candidates should have prior experience in direct care and the ability to support individuals with various needs. This role offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with flexible scheduling options.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Employee discounts

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of direct care experience with adults with I/DD.
• Knowledge assisting individuals with medical equipment like Hoyer lift.
• Ability to take directions non-verbally when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with grocery shopping and recreational activities.
• Support with personal hygiene and bathing.
• Prepare meals and perform light household work.

Skills

Direct care experience

Assistance with medical equipment

Behavioral understanding

Ability to provide safe transportation

Education

High School

Tools

Hoyer Lift

Job description

Sacramento Office - Sacramento, CA 95820 Overview Salary Range: $22.00 - $22.00 Hourly Job Shift: Any Education Level: High School Travel Percentage: Up to 50% Category: In Home Direct Support

Are you looking for a more rewarding career? Do you take pride in giving back to the community? If so, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for! InAlliance is looking for enthusiastic, self‑motivated people to work with adults with developmental disabilities, providing supported living services such as training with home‑care management, social skill development, behavior management, and community integration. As an Enhanced Direct Support Provider, you will provide for the care, fellowship, and protection of persons with developmental disabilities while supporting them to be as independent as possible. You'll also join an organization with a great total compensation package (compensation, dental, vision, health benefits, time off, and retirement). There's no better time than the present to start making an impact in your community!

The Enhanced Direct Support Provider works in a home with a participant that has received a Health and Safety Waiver (HSW) through the Department of Developmental Services. The HSW is based on the participant’s additional health and safety needs. This could include, but limited to co‑occurring diagnoses along with their developmental disability, which may include various mental health diagnoses, behavioral challenges, and/or medical diagnoses.

Responsibilities

• Assisting a person with disabilities to become more active in the community:
  • Helping them with their grocery shopping
  • Joining them in their hobbies, entertainment, and other recreational interests they may have
  • Helping them run errands
• Support with personal hygiene:
  • Bathing
  • Oral hygiene
  • Assisting on and off commode
  • Changing adult briefs
• Light household work
• Meal preparation
• Lifting and transferring, sometimes with the assistance of a Hoyer lift

Education, Certification and/or Experience

• 1‑2 years of direct care experience with adults with I/DD (Intellectual /Developmental Disability).
• 1‑2 years of direct care experience or knowledge assisting individuals with medical equipment like Hoyer lift and assisting with catheters and feeding tubes.
• 1‑2 years of direct care experience with adults who have behavioral, medical, and/or mental health diagnoses.
• This position must be able to demonstrate the ability to provide for the safety and well‑being of the participant. They must be able to take directions in a manner other than verbally (i.e. behavioral, communication device, etc.).
• The employee must be committed to the principles of normalization and support the potential of adults to reside in their own homes and communities.
• The employee shall: perform the duties of the job independently, organize, and prioritize goals and objectives.
• Consistently exercises discretion and judgment, is committed to principles of normalization, support, and the potential of adults with developmental disabilities and team building expertise.
• In addition, the ability to physically provide for the participant’s safety and well‑being (i.e. CPR, First Aid, lifting, transferring, positioning, running, crouching, etc.)
• Employee shall provide proof of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record (within InAlliance’s guidelines - 3 points or less) from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

What We Offer

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Low‑cost Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Free TeleHealth from HealthiestYou:
  • Medical Services
  • Behavioral Health
  • Back Care
  • Dermatology
  • Nutrition
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance Plans: Aflac, Legal Shield Services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary 403(b) retirement with company match
• Generous paid time off, including holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Flexible Spending Account Plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cell/Device Stipend

Perks

• Flexible work schedules for eligible employees/positions
• TicketsatWork (employee discounts)
• LifeMart (employee discounts)
• High employee morale/satisfaction rate
• Equal employment opportunities*

*InAlliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: InAlliance is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at InAlliance are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. InAlliance will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.