Direct Support Professional

Location 

Hazelwood ICF, 1800 Old Bluegrass AVE, Louisville, KY 40215-1168

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
•  Ability to meet criminal background and drug screening standards
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be able to read, write and speak English Language. 

Details About the Job 

The Direct Support Professional position is vital to safety, happiness, and wellbeing of our clients. The support level required will be based on each client’s individual needs. Assistance with basic daily care needs such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, active treatment, and socializing would be delivered by you as a part of your regular job duties. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work 

This is a full-time position. Typical work week is 37.5 hours with some opportunity for overtime. Employee will work a rotating schedule as needed to provide direct support and supervision of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As this is a residential setting, employees are assigned shifts. Employee must be able to flex hours and must be able to work mandatory overtime as needed. Employees must be able to work at least 7.5 hours per day with no restrictions to meet the needs of the facility. 

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.