What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional position at CO-OP?
✨ We're Hiring Direct Support Professionals! ✨ Join Cooperative Production and help drive our mission to support individuals with developmental disabilities and brain injuries.
Each day our staff provides guidance, support and direction as needed on new skills/tasks, behavior management, personal development, social skills, and communication. They take pride in assisting individuals in achieving goals by maintaining knowledge of their learning styles, strengths and support needs and ensures that skills are taught accordingly. Daily administering and documenting each individuals medications as prescribed by a physician in accordance with the Medication Administration Policy (MAP) is a must. We provide MAP training if not certified!
Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities preferred however training is provided for those not having the experience but heart for this work.
Requirements:
- Possession of a valid driver’s license for 3 years, a safe driving record, and an agreement to use one’s personal vehicle for business purposes.
- Acceptable Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) & Fingerprinting required
- MAP certification is required within one month of training - Higher pay rate is based on being MAP certified
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred
- Ability to comprehend and write English at traditional Grade 12 level.
History of Cooperative Production
Cooperative Production was established in 1972 to provide community services to adults with intellectual disabilities in the greater Taunton area. Our purpose is to assist people with disabilities and others to become valued members of their communities, with opportunities for meaningful participation in areas of personal pursuit.
We offer scheduled hours in a friendly, team-oriented environment. We offer a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package for full-time staff, including health insurance, dental, vision, supplemental life and disability insurance, and a tax-deferred annuity plan. Cooperative Production offers a variety of different benefit perks for full-time staff such as opportunities for additional paid training, free life insurance, mileage reimbursement if applicable, tuition reimbursement, a generous paid time off benefit including accruals for extended leave, and more!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Language:
- English (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $21