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DSP - Direct Support Professional | Full-Time
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Provides supervision, daily living support, and individualized activity programming for assigned children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a residential setting, including transportation for medical appointments and field trips.
About this role
DSP (Direct Support Professional)
Full-Time | Springfield, IL
Hiring for 2nd & 3rd Shifts
2:30pm-11:00pm/ 11:00pm-7:30am
Hourly Rate: $19.50-$20.10
Full-Time Position with Paid Training and Comprehensive Benefits Package!
"The managers at Hope have an open-door policy, which makes me very comfortable reaching out to them whenever needed. They listen, provide guidance, and support me as I perform my daily tasks." - DSP (1 year with Hope)
LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS
- With experience working in a direct care environment
- Who want to work for a mission-focused non-profit
- Who enjoy children and making a positive impact
SUMMARY
Hope is a clinical, educational, and therapeutic provider for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. We exist to help children and their families reach their maximum potential by providing state-of-the-art applied behavioral analysis therapies and access to recreation, vocational training, and individualized education programming. We operate out of four separate 501c(3) nonprofit companies and have locations across 7 states. Our mission is supporting individuals and families in achieving optimum growth, independence, and joy. The DSP position, titled Habilitation Specialist, functions in a broad capacity to serve our residents while supporting our residential and operational needs.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Provide supervision, program implementation and documentation surrounding the daily living needs and routines for assigned children
- Assist children with activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, feeding, toileting and personal hygiene needs
- Engage children in activities that support the goals of their Individual Support Plan and ensure they achieve maximum levels of independence
- Maintain a valid IL driver's license and provide DCFS approved transportation services for medical appointments and field trips
- Support residential operations through mandatory overtime shifts as needed
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- High School Diploma or equivalent education.
- A Valid IL Driver’s License & ability to qualify as a DCFS driver
- Successful background clearance, physical, agility test, and drug/alcohol screening.
- Lift, push, pull and/or carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, grasp, reach, stoop, crouch, crawl and run.
- Ability to work weekends and mandatory overtime
WHAT WE PREFER
- Experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
- Enthusiasm for working with children
WHAT YOU WILL GET
- Two weeks of paid classroom training
- Paid holidays, sick days, vacation days, and paid leave days each year.
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short & long term disability.
- Employee and Dependent Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k), Match & Profit Share
Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our kids are the very best - check out the story of one below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRjIrr-5LY
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