Direct Support Professional 3 (Full Time-Evening)

ResCare Community Living, a part of the Sevita family, provides quality services that empower individuals, enhance independence, and help people live well. Since 1974, we’ve supported individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently at home and in their community. With our dedicated team and experienced staff, we provide person-centered services that help people build skills, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential.

THRIVE AS A CAREGIVER AT SEVITA. EACH DAY, YOU’LL

• Be proud of rewarding work helping people grow, learn, and live well

• Develop real, meaningful relationships with the individuals you serve

• Experience ownership and trust from your leaders to do what’s right for participants

• Take initiative to help participants be part of the community and enjoy their favorite activities

• Support participants with developmental goals like budgeting, exercise, and nutrition

You’ll assist people with their personal hygiene and support individuals who can have behavioral challenges and other complex needs. If you’re compassionate, patient, and find meaning in this type of work, you'll find a promising future at Sevita.

EVERY PERSON DESERVES A FULFILLING CAREER

• Competitive Pay: Pay on Demand , Full benefits package for full-time employees, including a 401(k) with a 3% company match

• Rate of Pay: $23/ hour

• Time Off: Paid time off plus holiday pay to recharge so you can be your best at work

• Network of Support: Supervisors who care deeply about the participants and your wellbeing

• Job Security: A stable job at an established, growing company

• Learning and Development: We invest in your development and provide the tools and training you need to have a fulfilling career

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SEVITA

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

• Experience: 3 years of experience in human services, direct care, or care coordination preferred

• Skills: Communication, adaptability, multi-tasking, teamwork, time-management

• Behaviors: Patient, compassionate, reliable, responsible

• Vehicle: Valid Driver's license and access to a registered vehicle with proof of insurance

DSP3 Experience Require ments :

Our crisis homes provide support and supervision to person's served with disabilities and/or mental illness that need crisis intervention services and/or behavioral programs to rehabilitate/ stabilize, and transition persons served back to permanent housing.

• Staff are required have 3 years of experience working with individuals with the following: severe mental illness, crisis, physical interventions, and behavior supports . Including challenging behaviors of property destruction, manipulation, inaccurate reporting, elopement, paranoia, substance abuse, isolation and/or self-injury.

• Staff must be well trained and have at least 3 years of experience in using positive redirection and behavior modification programs. Working with individuals with mental health conditions including bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, antisocial personality disorders, etc.

• The role of staff is to maintain safety and to support person served to allow them to be the best they can be, individually and/or within the community while reducing distress and providing a purpose in their lives.

• 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.

Apply today and explore careers, well lived at Sevita.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.