Awake Overnight DSP (Direct Support)

We Provide:

• New starting rates of $19.50 to $20.00 per hour
• Paid vacation days, holiday pay
• Employee referral bonus program
• Tuition reimbursement
• 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
• Full benefits coverage (including medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), 403b retirement savings)

A Direct Support Professional (Also known as DSP, Residential Assistant, Caregiver, Home Health Aide, CNA) 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)

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.

Penn-Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer!