What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional (DSP) position at Moniteau County SB40 Board?
Are you driven to serve and help others in your community? Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are the heart of our company with their compassion, dependability, and care. If you want to make an impact by helping people live their best life, read more below and apply today!
Responsibilities
Join a team of passionate and caring people who make a difference in people's lives. We are now hiring for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our DSPs are the STARS of our organization who provide caregiving to the people we support. This may be in a group home, home-like setting.
Essential Responsibilities/Job Duties
Performing personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks. Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates
- Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment
- Assisting with toileting and brief changes
- Assisting the individual with administration/self-administration of medications (with proper training)
- Encouraging self-help activities
- Documenting changes in client's condition or family situation and reporting information to the office when necessary
- Documenting services provided
- Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
- Preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up
- Transporting clients or running errands for clients
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school degree/GED required
- 18 years of age or older
- Valid driver's license (Must be able to obtain a Class E license within 30 days of hire)
- Ability to work in a group home, home-like settings
- Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company
- Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time
- Must maintain state regulatory certifications, as required by state/program requirements
- Medication Administration as required by state/program requirements
Moniteau County SB40 Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This Employer Participates in E-Verify. Backgrounds will be screened through the Family Care Safety Registry. Driving Records will be verified through the State where applicant’s driver’s license was issued.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to pass a background check and drug test?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18