York - PT- Direct Support Professional

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Willow Grove (PA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

Job summary

RHA Health Services is hiring for a Direct Support Professional (DSP) in York/Willow Grove area to provide community-based support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use challenges.

The DSP helps individuals identify needs, implement services per each Centered Plan, and support daily living and community participation. The role is entry-level with no prior experience required, with full-time shifts and benefits for eligible employees.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED with a minimum of two years of experience with the population supported.

Responsibilities

• Assists individuals in identifying needs and communicating requests for services.
• Implements services to address goals identified through each person's Centered Plan.
• Supports community participation and daily living activities.
• Maintains documentation of care provided.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communicator

Reliable

Adaptable

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

We are hiring for:

York - PT- Direct Support Professional Type: Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Provides support for individuals and/or groups of persons with disabilities in the community. Assists the person(s) receiving services in identifying and communicating his or her requests and needs for services and supports. Implements services and supports to address the person's goals and desired outcomes as identified through each person's Centered Plan. Seek to understand the individuals in the context of their personal history, their social and family networks, and their hopes and dreams for the future. Relies on direction and supervision to accomplish the job.

Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include:

Requires a high school diploma or GED with a minimum of two years of experience with the population supported.

Physical requirements to perform essential functions of the job included:

• Regularly required to lift 30 lbs.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 70 lbs.
• Must be able to pull a minimum of 50lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Required to regularly stand and walk.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing and lifting.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to talk and hear

Starting pay based on previous caregiver experience $18 Hr

Available shifts vary by location. Typically, a variety of shifts are available during the day, afternoon, or overnight, seven days a week. No experience is necessary. We have part and full time positions open. Full time positions qualifies for company benefits.

Are you a caring person who enjoys helping others and making a difference? Do your friends or family describe you as compassionate, an excellent communicator, reliable, and accommodating?

If the answer is yes, then we ask you to join a team of dedicated caregivers as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). We have found the most effective caregivers are compassionate, effective communicators, reliable, and adaptable to the needs of the people we support. With these attributes you can make a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities. In this rewarding role, you will be a valued member of a care team, enabling people RHA supports identify and achieve personal goals, experience meaningful days, participate in the community, and live more independently. From one day to the next, you'll have the opportunity to develop a relationship with the people you support as an advocate, teacher, shopping partner, role model, coach, mentor, companion, personal champion and more. As many caregivers at RHA Health Services will tell you, they came to work to make a difference for others, but ultimately found their own lives enriched through the bonds they formed with the people they support.

About the DSP/Caregiver position

At RHA, we provide high-quality services, excellent staff training, and opportunities for advancement within the organization. A typical day as a caregiver could include accompanying people to work, the movies, concerts, and shopping, teaching independent living skills, providing transportation to appointments, fostering positive relationships, preparing meals, assisting with personal care and bathing, helping around the home (laundry, cleaning, and decorating) and documenting the care you provide. The Direct Support role is an entry-level position that does not require any previous experience. All of the training and development needed to be successful and prepared for the position will be provided.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• At least 18 years of age
• Valid drivers' license

About RHA Health Services

Our culture of caring is carried out by the people we employ, putting the people we support at the very center of everything we do. We provide support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental health and substance use issues. We are committed to the dignity, independence, and equitable treatment of people, as well as their full inclusion into the communities around them. We provide a person-centered approach to care guided by a system of values that puts the needs of the people we support at the heart of every decision. RHA is the longest-standing agency with The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) accreditation in the United States and is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CA