Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Job Overview

3:00pm-11:00pm

Your Responsibilities

As a Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP), your primary responsibility is to provide support to people who suffer from mental illness, including:

• Monitoring individuals behavior toward themselves and others and maintaining clients' records of progress
• Helping individuals with tasks like cooking, cleaning, showering, toileting, shopping, and managing money
• Assisting with choke patrol, ensuring oversight of eating and diet adherence, and collaborating with nursing for concerns
• Keeping the patient safe from health hazards
• Ensuring other DSP colleagues are completing assigned duties and directing and educating them when necessary
• Participating in on-call rotation

What You Need

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED or NCR accepted) required
• Medication Manager/Aid certification, or ability to obtain within 4 months of employment, and maintain CPR/First Aid certification

What Makes You Stand Out

• Prior experience working with adults who have chronic mental illness
• Valid drivers license and ability to meet agency driving requirements
• Prior experience with health care documentation
• Previous supervisory experience and assisting with scheduling, when necessary

About the Program

Hillcrest's Adult Residential Services operates several 5 bed group homes and a 60+ bed care facility for adults who have a mental health diagnosis. Serving as a steppingstone from hospitalizations to independent living, these programs provide supervision in a safe, secure, and protected environment, with the following support:

• 24 hour staffing and supervision
• Individual counseling and care coordination
• Mental health support
• Medication management
• Social and community integration
• Physical and emotional health development
• Recreational activities (structured and unstructured)
• Daily living skills education and instruction

About the Organization

Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists adults and children in need of help. Every day, Hillcrest builds confidence in hundreds of people and families. We strive to be a leading provider in supporting brain health and wellness.  We’re a place where compassion is commonplace. Where our passion soars and faith restores.

**COVID-19 Vaccination Not Required**