What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Direct Support Professional position at Penn Mar 2021?
*MULTIPLE HIRES*
*Tuition Reimbursement*
*Paid Training*
We Provide:
- Paid vacation days and holiday pay
- Employee referral bonus program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Extensive paid training, as well as continual opportunities for further job-related education and career advancement (including our Career Ladders program)
- Supportive leadership team who wants to help YOU succeed
The Senior Direct Support Professional is responsible for:
- Light housework: cooking, meal prep, cleaning
- Maintenance of personal care/hygiene routines: feeding, medication administration, bathing, showering, toileting
- Providing transportation to and from doctor’s appointments, outside activities and excursions
- Behavioral and social support (to include working with potential physical and verbal outbursts/ aggressiveness)
- Providing occasional sleepover shifts and/or supervise a residential home in which there is no Residential Supervisor
- Assisting the Residential Supervisor in any other assigned duties
Requirements/Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.
- Valid Driver’s License with 2 years of consecutive driving experience and less than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months
- Ability to pass pre-employment background/physical/TB/drug screenings
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as needed
- Previous direct support/caregiving experience and/or experience working with individuals with disabilities
Benefits( For Full Time Employees)
- Medical, dental, & vision plans
- Paid vacation - Earned at .0615 per hour worked for eligible employees (equates to about 16 days per year for full-time employees)
- Holiday pay, with 11 holidays observed
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 403B Retirement
Senior Direct Support Professional (DSP) Compensation*:
- Starting hourly rate is determined by position hourly rate band. Our budgeted hourly bands are as follows*:
- SR DSP Band 1 - $20.06 per hour
- SR DSP Band 2- $20.56 per hour
- This position is a Band 2 position
*The above hourly bands are a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role offered, the work location, and business considerations.
Penn-Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Salary : $2 - $21
