Direct Support Staff - Page Full Time

 

 

Turn your passion into a paycheck 

Transform companionship into a career 

Make caring for someone a valuable work experience 

 

If you have the heart of a caregiver and are looking for an entry-level position that isn’t your typical job, Quality Connections is looking for you. QC caregivers work with individuals, so they get the support and attention they need to thrive. You will be helping people with the support they need to live their best lives. 

 

The day-to-day work for a Direct Support Staff at QC is as unique as the people we serve, but here’s a list of tasks and activities you might be involved in with the person you are caring for:
 
●        Supporting them in achieving their goals. 

●        Helping them overcome barriers to doing things for themselves (often it’s not a question of whether they “can” do something; it’s just adjusting “how” they do it). 

●        Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment. 

●        Cooking nutritious meals and snacks with them. 

●        Encouraging physical activity and exercising with them. 

●        Showing them how to maintain a clean and organized home by completing tasks with them. 

●        Helping them follow doctor’s orders, up to and including preparing and administering medications. 

●        Assisting them with personal hygiene, bathing, and bathroom needs. 

●        Assisting with mobility where needed. 

●        Transporting people to things that they must do (such as work, school, medical appointments, errands). 

●        Accompanying and transporting them to activities they want to do, like meeting up with friends/family, going out to eat, taking in a movie, walking, shopping, and much more. 

●        Completing documentation on their status and the support you provided. 

●        Attending meetings and training as required. 

 

Our Direct Support Staff post is an entry-level position supporting people with disabilities living in QC’s group home settings. Full-time or part-time positions are available, with starting pay from $18.00 per hour DOE. We have both internal and external career mobility and advancement opportunities, so this can be a job to help you build your work experience or the start of an exciting and rewarding career. 

 

Our minimum qualifications are that you have a combination of education, training or experience that would allow you to perform the general duties of this position (We’ll provide specific training on more specialized tasks). You must be at least 18 years old, have a high school degree or equivalent. You also must be able to pass a State of AZ Department of Public Safety background check. Ideally, you must also be able to obtain an AZ Driver’s license.
 

Quality Connections is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or employees with military family members, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.