DSP Direct Support Professional

WHO ARE WE? Horizon Project is a nonprofit in Umatilla County. We support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their homes and in the community.

WHAT IS A DSP? DSPs provide direct care and support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our goal is to help them live a full and dignified life. Everyday duties may include housekeeping, administering medications, cooking, hygiene support, and transportation assistance (in a company-provided vehicle). DSPs accompany clients on outings to the fair, the museum, or on vacation. We make a difference in their lives!

WHY WORK AT HORIZON PROJECT? We hire people with no prior experience. However, prior experience is considered when offering a starting wage. All training and certifications are done in house during your first 90 days. Employees can pick from Day, Swing, or Graveyard (NOC) shift and have a consistent schedule week to week. There are opportunities for overtime, but it is not required.

PAY RANGE: $16.00 - $22.00 (starting offers are within $16-$18.50 DOE)

BENEFITS

• Paid sick, vacation, and floating holidays
• Disability insurance, Life insurance, Employee assistance program (company paid)
• Health Insurance and Dental Insurance (partially company paid)
• Voluntary life insurance add on, critical illness insurance, hospital insurance, and accident insurance (employee paid)
• Casual dress code
• Company vehicles provided for all client transportation
• 1.5x pay for working on a holiday
• $1.00 per hour weekend shift differential

JOB DUTIES (FULL DESCRIPTION PROVIDED DURING INTERVIEW)

• Following medical procedures regarding dispensing, administering, and documenting client medication.
• Following safety procedures including understanding evacuation plans, maintaining current CPR Certification (paid training provided), and ensuring a clean and safe living environment for the clients
• Following program procedures regarding client service plans, individual support plans, and action plans.
• Following financial procedures regarding client and household bank accounts and petty cash.
• Assisting with client care including bathing, dental hygiene, transportation, housekeeping, and cooking.
• Following professional behavior standards by communicating with teammates and supervisors, being open to suggestions for improvement, maintaining proper attendance, and respecting the dignity of teammates and clients.

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must clear an Oregon State criminal background check (renewed every 2 years)
• Must pass a urine drug test
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal, oral, and written
• Day shift and swing shift require a driver's license that is insurable by company auto insurance

Physical Demands

Physical demands include assisting in all aspects of activities of daily living for clients, transporting clients, and traveling from location to location as needs dictate. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to handle documents and/or objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, military service, veteran status, receipt of public assistance, because of a juvenile criminal record that has been expunged, genetic and family medical history information, physical or mental disability, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, when recruiting, hiring, training, transferring or promoting employees at all levels.

HR Contact: (541) 938-5658