What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional - Community Life Engagement Focus - Sign-on Bonus position at Midwest Special Services?
Working at MSS isn’t a career, it’s a calling. For more than 70 years, the MSS community has been helping people with disabilities in the Twin Cities area live their lives with dignity, purpose, and joy. If you feel called to serve other people in a deeply meaningful way – and if you’re tired of working jobs that don’t fulfill your potential – MSS wants to hear from you!
All we need to start your application is your name, email address, and phone number. You’ll hear back from a real person, right away. MSS enthusiastically welcomes team members from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, all sexual and gender identities, and all ages and abilities.
WHAT THIS JOB IS LIKE
- Reliable weekday hours. MSS Centers are open 7 : 30am – 4 : 00pm, Monday – Friday. This is a full-time position with no evenings or weekends!
- Meaningful work that matters. As a Direct Support Professional, you work on a close-knit team to support adults with disabilities on weekdays.
- Personal Care. You help some people with day-to-day activities like eating, taking medicine, and going to the bathroom. Your respectful caring and compassion are crucial skills.
- Programs and Activities. All our clients rely on your creativity and enthusiasm to lead them in fun and rewarding activities every day. You may help people learn job skills, plant a garden, make art, or visiting interesting places. Your individuality helps you connect with the uniqueness of each person.
- Safety, community, and respect. MSS centers are safe, respectful, and friendly communities – both for the people we serve and for every employee. We value you, your talents, and your ideas.
Community participation can include volunteer work, taking classes, going to the gym, library, community recreation center. The possibilities are endless!
Community life engagement gives meaning to people’s lives. It helps people make friends, develop relationships, and have fun. Join the MSS team and support people with disabilities by participating in their community.
Requirements
Every member of the MSS team is a unique individual, but here are three things you have in common with every member of our team :
Benefits
MSS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a diverse and fully inclusive workplace. We encourage people of all cultures, identities, and perspectives to apply.
EEO / AA Employer.
