Job Title: Residential Direct Support Professional
Program: Residential Program
Schedule: First Shift, Second Shift, Third Shift and Weekend Hours for Full-time are available along with PRN shifts in Bucks County, PA.
Alternate Schedules: Positions are also available throughout Delaware County, PA, and Chester County, PA
Union/Non-Union: This position is Union
Position Description: CADES is seeking enthusiastic individuals to work with medically fragile individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities in our residential facilities. DSPs provide necessary services to implement individual support plans and provide for the personal care needs of individuals. Ideal candidates will be compassionate and caring with a willingness to ensure the house is run like your home. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities:
- Personal care needs: bathing, toileting, feeding tubes, colostomy, and catheter care
- Cleaning
- Supporting meal preparation by cooking and feeding
- Lifting and transferring
- Working with individuals in wheelchairs
- Properly uses and cares for all adaptive (feeding supplies, wheelchairs, walkers, etc) and medical equipment.
- Assistance with activities of daily living (ADL), including bathing, personal care, lifting, and transferring
- Administering medication
- Complete documentation for individuals as per agency policy
- Community outings and doctor appointments
- Budgeting consumer and program funds
- Shopping for consumer and program needs
- Providing transportation using agency vehicles
Required Knowledge/Qualifications:
- Valid Driver's License for the state of residence with a clean driving record and minimum three-year driving history
- Current PA State Police & FBI clearance for anyone living outside PA in the past two years.
- High School diploma or GED
- Direct support experience preferred
- At least 21 years of age
- Basic computer skills
- Willingness to drive larger vehicles
Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
CADES is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, citizenship, color, disability, genetic information (including family members’ genetic information), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. CADES values and promotes diversity as a strategic advantage.
COVID-19 considerations:
To ensure workplace safety all employees are required to complete an entry screening which includes temperature check and contact verification. Additionally, masks are worn within the building.
Job Types: Full-time, PRN
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Remote interview process
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Temperature screenings
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
Pay Frequency:
- Bi weekly or Twice monthly
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Application Question(s):
- Provide valid email address.
Experience:
- Driving: 3 years (Required)
- Direct Care: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
Work Location: In person