Direct Support Professional Needed

Direct Support Professional Needed

28 Oct 2024
North Carolina, Asheville, 28801 Asheville USA

Direct Support Professional Needed

Come work for us! We offer excellent pay, a great culture, a fantastic benefit package, and a rewarding career. IWC is hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSP) for our ICF Residential Group Homes and Adult Day Activity Program. We are searching for honest, energetic, and caring individuals to join our team. Send us your resume today!

Job Summary

The Irene Wortham Center is hiring energetic and caring Direct Support Professionals for various open shifts (full-time, part-time, and floaters) in our ICF Residential Group Homes and Adult Day Activities Program.

Position Summary

Direct care and support to the individuals that we serve, including programmatic instruction, daily living, and other responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Assist and supervise clients in areas of self-help, living skills, and day programming.

Responsible for providing direct care to clients, including, but not limited to, toileting, feeding, changing clothes, etc.

Assist assigned clients with basic range of motion exercises and other duties as assigned.

Maintain daily progress notes on assigned clients.

Plan, develop and facilitate activities in conjunction with other staff.

Responsible for shared maintenance of home or day program.

Serve as positive role model for clients and staff.

Administer medications under the direction of a licensed RN.

Education/Training/Background/Drug Screening

Provide education verification (High School Diploma or GED completion).

Maintain required certifications including CPR, First Aid, NCI, etc.

Maintain up-to-date trainings including Oxygen use, clients’ rights, PT, OT (Body Mechanics-seizures), etc.

Pass a criminal background check and on-site drug screening test.

Benefits

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Voluntary Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, and Voluntary Benefits (AFLAC and Gold's Gym).

Our excellent pay is based on your verifiable education and work experience.

At IWC, your full-time work hours count toward the federal student loan forgiveness program since we are a participating nonprofit agency.

Send us your resume, we would love to hear from you

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $24.00 per hour (DOE)

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discount

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid orientation

Paid time off

Paid training

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Schedule:

10 hour shift

12 hour shift

4 hour shift

8 hour shift

Day shift

Evening shift

Every weekend

Holidays

Monday to Friday

Morning shift

Night shift

Overnight shift

Overtime

Weekends as needed

Weekends only

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