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Sunrise Community, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Direct Support professional to provide support, supervision, and positive guidance to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community settings.
The role emphasizes maintaining a safe home environment, implementing person-centered plans, and reporting concerns while fostering growth and independence for those served. Strong English communication and basic computer skills are required.
Are you passionate about helping others? Would you like to make a difference in someone’s life? If you answered yes, we encourage you to join the Sunrise family! Sunrise is one of the largest, private not-for-profit organizations in the country dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Sunrise we pride ourselves in taking an individualized approach in addressing the unique needs of each person seeking or receiving services. As an employer, we seek to provide an environment of growth and development for our employees that is consistent with recognizing the rights, needs, and wants of all people.
To provide support, assistance and supervision to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enable them to live valued lives in the community by creating an positive home environment.
Salary: $55,000.00 SR97A1 This position will remain open until filled.
This company is a Drug-Free Workplace.
As part of our policies, all candidates for employment must submit to a pre-employment drug screening after receiving a conditional offer of employment. A positive confirmed screening, or refusal to submit to such screening, will result in a withdrawal of the conditional job offer.
Direct Support roles within this organization are mandated reporters, and as such must report any instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation that they are involved in or witness.
Sunrise is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Compensation and benefits estimated range: the pay range represents the base hourly rate or salary that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position at the time of posting.
Final compensation is determined by factors including geographic location, skills, education and relevant experience.
For this position benefits include:
Welcome to Sunrise Careers!
Sunrise is one of the largest, private 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations in the country dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the organization’s early growth can be attributed to assisting state agencies with deinstitutionalization efforts, and in more recent years, Sunrise has welcomed smaller companies in need of assistance or support into the Sunrise Group. As a result, over the last 60 years Sunrise has increased the number of persons served from 50 people in just South Florida to over 1,400 across several states with over 2,500 exceptional employees.