Description

Come Work with Us!

Community Options is a statewide organization with ten offices across North Dakota and countless programs tailored to the individual. Through our person-centered approach, we can assist many people to recognize their potential. At Community Options, we have lots of opportunities for advancement, which means working with us offers countless ways to make an impact with a fast-growing company!

Community Options has multiple opportunities within the Residential department as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). This position works closely with our customers to deliver superior services, such as, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and transportation. In addition, the role supports our customers with their health, wellness, and personal cares.

Why Community Options?

• Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Paid leave time
• Paid Holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Rewarding work impacting the lives of those you serve!

The hourly wage for this position is $16 - $18 an hour depending on experience (DOE).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• CPR and First Aid certified - training is provided
• Successfully pass background check and drug test
• Completion of training as required by Community Options
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance for the vehicle subject to the statute of the licensing state will be required based on assigned job duties

Must possess certain basic skills, including the ability to:

• Accurately observe and recall surroundings and events;
• Communicate information clearly, concisely, and accurately;
• Read, write, understand, and apply written instructions in English;
• Complete basic computer related tasks;
• Make ethical and professional decisions.
• Organize and manage tasks
• Provide quality customer service
• Work as part of a team
• Commitment to company values

Other Skills and Experience:

• Team player; good organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of community events and opportunities for customers

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in an office or community setting. Assigned work shifts will vary depending on the customers' or company needs; employee must be flexible to work mornings, afternoons, evenings, overnights, holidays, and weekends at one or more locations as determined by the customers.

NOTE: The duties listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities assigned to any individual employee are at the discretion of the appointing authority.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Community Options does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.