What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Direct Support Professional (Wed-Sat) position at Penn Mar 2021?
**Location: White Hall, MD**
Schedule: Wed 9:00a-7:00p, Thu-Fri 11:00a-9:00p, Sat 8:30a-6:30p
We Provide:
- New starting rates of $20.41-$20.91 per hour!
- Paid vacation days and holiday pay
- Employee referral bonus program
- Extensive paid training, as well as continual opportunities for further job-related education and career advancement (including our Career Ladders program)
- Supportive leadership team who wants to help YOU succeed
- Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability
- 403b retirement plan
The Senior Direct Support Professional is responsible for:
- Light housework: cooking, meal prep, cleaning
- Maintenance of personal care/hygiene routines: feeding, medication administration, bathing, showering, toileting
- Providing transportation to and from doctor’s appointments, outside activities and excursions
- Behavioral and social support (to include working with potential physical and verbal outbursts/ aggressiveness)
- Providing occasional sleepover shifts and/or supervise a residential home in which there is no Residential Supervisor
- Assisting the Residential Supervisor in any other assigned duties
Requirements/Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.
- Valid Driver’s License with 2 years of consecutive driving experience and less than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months
- Ability to pass pre-employment background/physical/TB/drug screenings
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as needed
- Previous direct support/caregiving experience and/or experience working with individuals with disabilities
Penn-Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Salary : $20 - $21