Direct Support Professional DSP Caregiver PartTime

Overview

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is responsible for providing direct care, hands-on instruction, assistance, and positive direction to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) in a manner that ensures their health, safety, successful achievement of service objectives, and personal goals.

If you are passionate about providing care and are willing to challenge yourself daily to make a positive impact on the lives of those you care for, we want YOU on our team.

• Enrich and support the lives of our residents while maintaining a safe and healthy environment
• Provide companionship and personalized care while encouraging independence and self-care
• Assist with activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, and eating
• Prepare meals and snacks
• Perform light housekeeping and laundry duties
• Provide mobility and transfer assistance, which may include using mechanical lift devices
• Implement positive behavior supports and de-escalate challenging behaviors when needed
• Other duties as assigned

• Previous experience supporting individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities is required
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be able to provide references
• Able to attend two weeks of PAID in-house orientation and training
• Have a passion to help others
• People-oriented and have a team approach
• Dependable, adaptable, flexible
• Good communication is key in this role. You’ll rely on your reading, writing, and communication skills to document care, follow support plans, and collaborate with both internal and external team members

Dungarvin believes that diversity and inclusion make our organization stronger. Together, we re working to create a culture that supports our employees and the people we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer.