Direct Care Professional - Work that Works

Job Overview

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Direct Support Professional (DSP) with our Residential Team!

Base rate of $15.00-$18.00 with shift differentials of $2.00-$3.00 per hour, based off shift type!

Join a caring and dedicated team of professionals that help people with a variety of challenges within our several 5 bed group homes and a 60+ bed care facility.

Your Role

• Coach people to appropriately cope with emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and other struggles.
• Role model and coach individuals with activities of daily living (cooking, cleaning, showering, hygiene, shopping, and managing money).
• Participate and plan recreational activities.
• Learn and implement Evidence Based Mental Health Programs with clients.
• Learn skills to de-escalate emotionally charged individuals.
• Ensure the safety of all those involved (monitor meals, behaviors, activities).
• Demonstrate teamwork with other roles (nurses, prescribers, therapists, and support staff).
• Communicate to the team through daily documentation and reports.

What does PRN mean?

With a PRN position, your hours each week may vary. As a PRN staff, you have the flexibility to pick up as many or as little hours per week as you would like.  24/7 Residential PRN staff members are expected to work at least four(4) , four(4) hour shifts of open shifts per month, eight (8) hours of which must be weekend (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) hours to maintain employment with HFS.  The hourly rate is $16.00 with no experience or $17.00 if you have a couple years’ experience and/or a Medication Manager Certificate. In addition to your base rate, you will also be eligible for shift differentials as follows:

Mon-Fri, 7a-3p is $0.00/hour

Sat-Sun, 7a-3p is $2.00/hour

Mon-Thu, 3p-7a is $2.00/hour

Fri-Sun, 3p-7a is $3.00/hour