Family Support Services Caregiver

ProBerco; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Health and Prescription benefits after

Dental and Vision benefits after 30 d

Life Insurance after 60 days

401k enrollment after 90 days

PTO and Sick time after 90 days

Job summary

ProBerco is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide in-home, recreational, and habilitative services to individuals in the Reading area. The role offers a $2,000 New Hire Sign-On Bonus and pays starting at $17.00 hourly, with shift differentials and competitive benefits after 30 days.

Flexible scheduling may include evenings and weekends, with full-time hours and a strong focus on professionalism and compassion.

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or GED and experience supporting adults with intellectual and physical disabilities in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduled services in community settings and/or the service recipient's home; include skill development in activities of daily living, educational skills, communication, sensory/motor, adaptive behavior, social activities, recreation, and transportation to appointments.
• Promote independence and growth; follow each service recipient's ISP; attend to physical needs and use any required training.
• Maintain confidentiality and communicate effectively with all team members; adapt to changes and manage time effectively.
• Assist with documentation and reporting as required.

Education

Highschool diploma or GED

Job description

Description

ProBerco is recruiting for a Family Support Services Direct Support Professional to join Our Team! ProBerco is excited to offer a $2,000.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus. Please be advised that pay is dependent upon qualifications and experience. Salary starting at $17.00 hourly, now offering shift differentials! Please be advised that pay is dependent upon qualifications and experience. Competitive Benefits

• Paid holidays for full-time employees upon hire
• Health and Prescription benefits after 30 days
• Company paid Dental and Vision benefits after 30 days
• Company paid Life Insurance after 60 days
• 401k enrollment after 90 days
• PTO and Sick time available after 90 days

Job Type

Full-time

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible and based upon the needs of the families and individuals that we serve. This position may include evening and weekend hours.

Position Summary

This hourly position will provide in-home, recreational, and habilitative services to individuals residing with their families or independently in the community. Hours of work will vary depending on the needs of the service recipients. Hours spent working in each setting will not exceed the number of contracted hours in any given day or week unless authorized and only as authorized by the contracting agency. This position will be responsible to implement outcomes, follow the policies and procedures of ProBerco, and cooperate with the specific requirements of each service recipient and/or their representative. This position will, at all times, demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and compassion while fulfilling the mission of ProBerco.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or GED and experience supporting adults with intellectual and physical disabilities in a community setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and relate to adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
• Valid Pennsylvania driver's license.
• Experience implementing outcomes and experience with documentation.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide scheduled services in community settings and/or the service recipient's home. Services may include skill development in activities of daily living, educational skill development or maintenance, communication skill development, sensory/motor skill development, adaptive behavior skill development, social skill development or maintenance, recreational activities, and/or transportation to required appointments and activities. Services will be provided in a supportive, caring, and safe manner and individual needs and differences will be respected.
• Independence and growth will be promoted.
• Follow each service recipient's ISP as written.
• Attend to physical needs as required for each service recipient, including those requiring specialized training or procedures.

Competencies

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Communicate effectively with all team members as well as with those serviced by the corporation
• Exhibit objectivity and openness to other points of view.
• Adapt to changes in the work environment, change the method of approach to fit the situation.
• Manage time effectively.
• Ask for assistance when necessary

Physical Requirements And Work Environment

• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee may be required to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
• Safety precautions are observed in order to reduce incidents of risk factors for typical office environment which are adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.
• This job will primarily be performed inside under typical homelike conditions.
• The employee will occasionally perform the duties of this job in an office setting and in other community resource settings such as restaurants and movie theatres.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
• The employee will frequently perform the duties of this job in a car.

ProBerco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.