Awake Overnight DSP​/Crisis

Res Care Community Living

Res Care Community Living – Direct Support Professional

Thank you for reviewing our Direct Support Professional position at Res Care Community Living. As a DSP, you play a crucial role in helping us provide compassionate care to our clients. At Res Care Community Living, our Direct Support Professionals are the heart of our company with their compassion, dependability and care.

Why Choose Res Care Community Living

• Great Company Culture
• Competitive Pay
• Employee Benefits; including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• 401K
• Daily Pay Option Available
• Job Training
• Career Growth including Tuition Discounts
• Schedule Flexibility

While no two days are exactly the same, here are some things you will be responsible for:

• Performing personal care tasks, including feeding, ambulation, and medical monitoring
• Assist with fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates
• Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment
• Encouraging self-help activities
• Accompanying clients to scheduled appointments
• Implement formal/informal crisis plans, program plans and/or behavioral objectives using person-centered planning.
• Maintain documentation, record keeping and participate in regular meetings and complete required training.
• Take initiative when responding to a crisis, monitor the safety of persons served, and provide support and supervision in a positive therapeutic manner with the least restrictive methods of positive intervention.
• Enable persons served to make choices in all areas of their lives. Encourage use of public resources and recreational facilities; provide community integration opportunities.
• Provide transportation for appointments and activities.

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Ability to work in a group home, home-like setting
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external
• Staff are required to have 3 years experience working with individuals with severe mental illness, crisis, physical interventions, and behavior supports.
• Staff must be well trained and have at least 3 years experience in using positive redirection and behavior modification programs.

USD $23.00 / Hour