What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional-Community position at Easterseals Redwood?
Who is Easterseals Redwood?
Here at Easterseals Redwood, we believe that uniqueness is power. We change the way the world views and defines disability by making profound and positive differences in people's lives every day. In Greater Cincinnati, we do this with a focus on building a more diverse and inclusive workforce and community. We break down barriers for people with disabilities, veterans, and people with economic disadvantages. Easterseals Redwood is an engine for opportunity. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive human services providers in the region.
Values: Believe in people, Joy, Inclusion, Curiosity, Impact, and Courage
Why join Easterseals Redwood as a DSP-Community Hub:
Here at Easterseals Redwood, we believe that uniqueness is power. We change the way the world views and defines disability by making profound and positive differences in people's lives every day. In Greater Cincinnati, we do this with a focus on building a more diverse and inclusive workforce and community. We break down barriers for people with disabilities, veterans, and people with economic disadvantages. Easterseals Redwood is an engine for opportunity. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive human services providers in the region.
Values: Believe in people, Joy, Inclusion, Curiosity, Impact, and Courage
Why join Easterseals Redwood as a DSP-Community Hub:
- Starting at $16/hr commensurate with experience.
- PTO and Extended Illness Time
- Health Insurance options
- 401 K Retirement Plan with a company match
- Dental and Vision Insurance options
- Disability Insurance options
- Education and Professional Development Assistance
- Free daily lunch (Kentucky campus)
- Humana Employee Assistance Plan
- 10 Paid holidays
- Growth Opportunities
About being a DSP-Community Hub: at Easterseals Redwood:
As a Community Hub DSP you will have the daily opportunity to empower individuals with disabilities to grow in self-determination, self-advocacy, and confidence as they work towards life and employment goals.
At each Community Hub location, we strive to help individuals become active participants in their communities and access meaningful work experiences. Community Hub DSPs teach adults vocational skills and basic community involvement skills including social, intellectual, and physical outreach to help individuals served work towards a successful future based on each individual’s definition of that.
As a Community Hub DSP you will have the daily opportunity to empower individuals with disabilities to grow in self-determination, self-advocacy, and confidence as they work towards life and employment goals.
At each Community Hub location, we strive to help individuals become active participants in their communities and access meaningful work experiences. Community Hub DSPs teach adults vocational skills and basic community involvement skills including social, intellectual, and physical outreach to help individuals served work towards a successful future based on each individual’s definition of that.
- Demonstrates knowledge of assigned adult’s condition. Reads individual files, reviews assessments, individualized objectives, and performance data to identify preferences, means of participation, method of problem-solving, and proficiency of adults in performing tasks.
- Provides physical assistance to individuals served when exiting/entering the Community Hub/various community setting and to/from transportation if necessary. (This may include securing wheelchairs for transportation and/or physical transfer of individuals.)
- Supports individuals at all community work sites and ensures contracted work is completed correctly and in the allotted time frames. This may include performing contract work to complete contracted assignments.
- Supports individuals at all community volunteer sites and ensures agreed upon work/task is completed correctly and in the allotted time frames. This may include performing volunteer work to assist individuals served accomplish task.
- Assigns, sets-up and trains individuals served in their daily job assignments. This includes reinforcing previously learned assignments, providing supervision, checking work for quality and supplying individuals served with materials. Instructing individuals served in a manner appropriate for their learning style and abilities. Supervises all individuals served in immediate work area.
- Establishes and maintains safe working environment for individuals served.
- May operate machines and maintain equipment based on vocational/volunteer sites.
- Provides active learning programs for individuals/small groups to support the development of new skills and achievement of learning objectives with assistance from the Community Hub Lead at the Community Hub location and in various community locations.
- Other duties as assigned.
What we are looking for in a DSP-Community Hub applicant:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Two years working with individuals with disabilities preferred
- Team player
If you’re someone that is passionate about making a difference and would like the opportunity to do just that every day, a career at Easterseals Redwood may be for you. We are currently hiring and encouraging anyone interested in becoming part of an organization with a mission-driven, relationship-focused, joy-filled culture to apply.
Salary : $16
