Direct Support Professional bei Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), a non-profit service provider in North Carolina and Virginia, is looking for compassionate, caring, and dedicated individuals to join our team as full-time or part-time Caregivers (DSPs). You will support clients with developmental disabilities or mental health challenges living in our group homes.

We are currently hiring for our Charlotte, NC location for this full time shift:

Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 7pm-7am

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday 7pm-7am

What You’ll Do

Your care will greatly impact the lives of those you assist. You'll help clients with daily living activities, employment support, and social engagement, ensuring their days are meaningful. Daily documentation is required. In a residential group home setting, you may also transport residents to local community activities. You'll support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in gaining skills for greater independence at home, in their program, or in the community.

How You’ll Benefit

Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development.  You’ll earn a competitive hourly rate (full range is $12-18/hour depending on location) and we offer set shift schedules, and paid training for completing the required courses below to provide you with key skills to help serve our clients:

• CPR / First Aid
• Mindset
• Medication Administration/Infectious Disease/Seizure Management
• Other training courses relevant to this position and your career growth.

We offer paid time off, paid holidays, and comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), plus an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA). Additional benefits include life insurance, disability insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and an Employee Assistance Program with legal services. Enjoy numerous merchant discounts to boost your purchasing power!

Ideal Candidate Attributes

To join our team, you must have a willingness to provide care in various community settings. We require proof of a High School Diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, a good driving record and current auto insurance. You must also be willing to successfully complete a background check.

If you’re kind-hearted and seek a rewarding career opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help, then please apply now at our website:  www.eastersealsport.com OR by sending your resume to:  [email protected]. 

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse 2,600 team members provide meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

Our working environment supports employee & client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive Culture, Different Voices, Embracing Potential, Authentic Self & Learning & Growing (IDEAL) organization.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!

Position Summary: 

Caregiver/Direct Service Provider supports persons residing in a variety of residential settings.  This staff participates in the daily routine of the home, and provides support for habilitative and rehabilitative activities, personal care, health care, and other activities as outlined in the Plan of Care/ Person Centered Plan/ Individualized Support Plan, with all services provided within the framework of person-centered and informed choice philosophies. 

Essential Job Functions:

·       Assists individuals with daily activities, personal care, home care and maintenance, and transportation.

·       Participates in implementation of person-centered plan under guidance from QP.

·       Provides direct interventions to build socialization, behavior management skills, and daily/community living skills.

·       Provides direct interventions to promote adaptive skill learning, community inclusion, and development of leisure time interests/activities.

·       Maintains documentation, progress notes, and other data as needed, including incident and accident reports.

·       Communicates with other staff and supervisor on progress, needs, concerns and changes related to residents supported.

·       Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health.

·       Provides high quality customer service, serving as a positive representative for the agency with other professionals, families, and the community at large. 

·       Performs housekeeping duties as assigned.

·       Prepares meals in accordance with individual dietary needs and preferences, ensuring residents are included in meal preparation per the care plan.

·       Completes medication management activities including assisting residents to take medication, educating residents about medication, correct and timely documentation of medication administration and any incidents related to medication.

·       Demonstrates on a daily basis, a team player mentality, working collaboratively with internal and external team members to ensure residents supported receive most appropriate level of care and that health and safety and rights are maintained to the highest degree possible.

·       Completes all required documentation as directed.

·       Attends regular group or individual supervision as required, including staff meetings.

·       Participates in ongoing Quality Improvement activities.

·       Maintains regular attendance and punctuality, manages use of PTO time (if applicable), follows all policies and procedures regarding time off.

·       Follows all ESPH procedures as appropriate to position.

·       Demonstrates Easterseals PORT Health valued behaviors of Accountability, Commitment and Caring as appropriate to position.

·       Completes required training within prescribed timeframes.

·       Performs related duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

·       High School diploma or equivalent appropriately accredited by the appropriate state department of education.

• A minimum of one year of documented experience with the population served is preferred.

• Must have current auto insurance and valid, unrestricted North Carolina driver’s license, good driving record.

Equipment Used:

Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, pager.  Use of personal transportation may be required.  May have to use personal assistance devices such as a Hoyer lift or powered wheel chair.

Working Environment and Physical Demands

• Must possess the necessary abilities to perform tasks such as develop written communication as well as reviewing work to determine accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients, and being able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

I have reviewed this job description; it has been discussed with me; I understand the performance expected of me.  I understand that this description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee assigned to this job.  This information is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

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