Position: Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Reports to: Administrator/Manager

Employment Status: Full-time /Part-time / non-exempt / hourly

Hours: Various schedules are available

Location: Lancaster, CA

We are currently looking for Direct Support Professionals that care for individuals experiencing developmental or intellectual disabilities or illnesses. The Direct Support Professional is focused on helping adults with disabilities complete daily tasks and stay safe in their environment. Their main duties include helping patients complete basic housekeeping tasks, transporting patients to appointments or other social outings and keeping patients safe from potential health hazards in their surrounding environment.

Direct Support Professionals are responsible for creating a safe, positive and encouraging atmosphere for their consumer. They work closely with the consumer to enhance their decision-making skills and encourage them to engage in more activities that will help strengthen their physical and mental health. Direct Support Professionals teach consumers how to complete certain tasks on their own to promote a more independent and satisfying lifestyle.

Responsibilities:

Assisting clients with daily personal tasks, including bathing and dressing, toileting and feeding.

Completing housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, washing dishes and tidying.

Assist clients with prescribed medication.

Helping plan client appointments and organize a schedule.

Organizing with transportation arrangements to appointments.

Shopping for groceries and preparing meals that meet specific client dietary needs.

Encouraging client engagement in social networks and communities.

Skills and Qualifications:

Attention to detail, especially when adhering to specific protocols and rules while carefully following instructions to care for the needs of the client.

Integrity to ensure clients feel safe and comfortable when tending to personal activities such as helping them bathe.

Trustworthiness and dependability so clients and their families feel comfortable relying on them.

Interpersonal skills when working with clients, including having compassion and being sensitive to their emotional needs when they are in extreme distress or pain.

Physical stamina when performing tasks such as lifting or turning their clients.

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

High School Diploma or GED required.

DSP 1 & DSP 2 certification required.

Certifications: First Aid, CPR, and CPI

1-2 years’ experience working with developmentally disabled adults.

Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

This position requires finger printing, a DOJ criminal background clearance, satisfactory reference checks, health screening, negative TB test, and proof of full vaccination against Covid-19.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Must be able to regularly:

Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and

Hear, talk, smell and taste

Walk, kneel, crouch, or crawl (or jog/run occasionally)

Sit, climb or balance

The physical requirements described in the job description are representative of the physical requirements that must be performed by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue hardship for the company and allow a successful job applicant or employee to perform the essential duties of the position will be made in accordance with federal and state law.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $16.50 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Lancaster, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person