Direct Support Professional 3rd Shift

  • Full-time

Company Description

At Dungarvin, you have the ability to make someone's life better! Embrace the opportunity to change someone's life by assisting people with disabilities. Providing personal and companion care at Dungarvin, you will have the ability to enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

Job Description

Direct support professionals (DSPs) are people who work directly with people with physical, emotional and/or intellectual disabilities with the aim of assisting the participant to become integrated into his /her community.

A direct support professional is a person who assists a participant with a disability to lead a self-directed life and contribute to the community, assists with activities of daily living if needed, and encourages attitudes and behaviors that enhance community inclusion. A DSP may provide supports to a person with a disability at home, work, school, church, and other community places. A DSP also acts as an advocate for the disabled participant, in communicating their needs, self-expression and goals.

The direct support professional is responsible to provide direct services to the participants including, assisting in maintaining a clean, safe living environment, supporting and/or providing their healthcare needs, preparing meals, providing supervision, training, and assisting the participants in every aspect of their lives, while promoting their maximum level of independence and functioning.

The direct support professional is responsible to work cooperatively with the program director and other staff in developing, implementing, and evaluating the participants care and programming needs.  This position reports any program or personnel issues, including household, medical, or maintenance needs directly to the program director or lead direct support professional depending on the issue. This position is currently for 3rd shift but could lead to float position.

Qualifications

Minimum 18 years of age.  High school diploma/GED equivalent required. Must possess all of the following: a sincere desire to actively listen to, learn from, respond to, support and respect the choices  of persons with disabilities, make sound judgments to assure participants are healthy and safe,  , work as an effective  and professional team member to improve  the consistency and quality of services, supports and education provided by DSPs, communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to assure participants served and team members work toward the goals established by the person served,  and are able to perform the physical requirements of the position. Prior education and/or experience supporting participants with physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities are preferred.

The direct support professional must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position as outlined in the Physical Requirements Job Description Addendum.

Additional Information

 

  • 401(k) plan available
  • Paid training
  • Group insurance benefits
  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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