Description

Job Title: Direct Support Professional - Full-time (Home and Community)

Are you a mission-driven individual looking for a career to make a difference in someone's life? Are you seeking a position that offers flexibility to fit your schedule, including various shifts and weekends? Achieva offers career opportunities to individuals who are caring, compassionate and kind.

Achieva is an organization where everyone is valued and respected. Achieva employees support people with disabilities as they live, work, play, and follow their life aspirations.

Paid training is provided.

Students - great fit for any major - social work, psychology, human services.

$2,000 hiring/retention bonus for full time hires!

About Achieva

At Achieva, we envision a community where all people with disabilities lead lives of personal significance. We are an organization of individuals, professionals, and community partners that help people reach their individualized goals. Throughout its 70 years, Achieva has been committed to the support and inclusion of those with disabilities.

Position type:

• Full-time, entry-level, hourly

Salary/rate:

$15.76 per hour

Location: Mt. Lebanon.

Travel:

Personal Vehicle Required.

Position Description:

Provides direct support for people in their home and/or community. Ensures each person's health, safety, and well-being by assisting them in acquiring, maintaining and improving self-help, socialization, and/or community living skills. Ensures activities are centered around a person's wants, interests and needs and adheres to established goals and outcomes chosen by each person and their support team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Demonstrates a person-centered practice approach by encouraging the achievement of each person's outcomes and goals and assists with implementing person-centered plans for each person they support.

2. Maintains a healthy balance between supporting a person’s health and safety and their self-determination. Direct Support Professionals provide help in a manner which respects a person’s right to privacy and upholds their dignity.

3. Completes all mandatory Home and Community Support training.

4. Assists each person in maintaining a healthy and safe environment. Continually practices universal safety precautions regarding infectious disease and shares health promotion information with the person they support.

5. Providing support in the person’s home, staff will complete or assist each person in performing household tasks such as routine cleaning and laundry, grocery shopping, and nutritional meal preparation. Also assists in physical transfers and/or ambulation if/when applicable to the person’s care needs.

6. Encourages people to develop and expand participation in their community and to build relationships with community members, businesses and organizations.

7. Provides transportation to community locations in a safe manner.

8. Documents daily service notes regarding each person’s progression towards goals, daily activities or care needs and uses the electronic billing system to capture attendance while providing support.

9. Follows proper communication procedures to inform supervisor of any changes, issues or concerns/questions regarding themselves and/or the person they support. This includes changes in staff’s availability, hospitalizations, and on-the-job injuries or environmental issues affecting health and welfare.

10. Maintains a professional and cooperative working relationship with family/other team members.

11. Demonstrates and understands the responsibilities of reporting incidents per state and federal guidelines, along with Achieva Home and Community policies. 

12. Performs other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits - Full time

• Medical, dental, and vision with low employee monthly contributions and low deductibles.
• Achieva pays for term life insurance, accidental death insurance, and long-term disability.
• Achieva contributes to the 403(b) retirement plan after 1 year with or without employee contributions.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.

Qualifications

The equivalent of a High School Diploma is required. Ability to complete one person transfers is required. One year of related experience is preferred. Reliable transportation is essential. A valid driver's license is required. Must meet Act 33 and 34 requirements and pass an FBI background check.

Achieva is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Achieva is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact our Human Resources Department at 412-995-5000, or email jobs@achieva.info.