Job Title: Bemidji Lead Direct Support Professional – $500 Sign-on Bonus
Hourly Rate: $18.25/hr
Shifts Needed: Full -Time evenings during the week and weekends
Location: Bemidji, MN

Direct Support Professionals help individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, and medical needs live safe, independent, and meaningful lives. In this role, you’ll support daily living skills, personal care, hygiene, meals, medication assistance, community access, social skills, housekeeping, safety, and recreation. You’ll follow support plans, document daily progress, and use behavioral and crisis-prevention strategies as trained. Success in this position requires dependable communication, teamwork, problem-solving, confidentiality, and the ability to learn required procedures and regulations.

The Lead DSP is responsible for providing direct services to clients through implementation of designated plans, policies, and procedures. The Lead DSP assists, counsels, and trains consumers in self-help and daily living skills while promoting independence, dignity, and choice. The Lead DSP remains available to work hours dictated by the client’s needs and works closely with the Program Manager and District Manager to support the daily operations of the home.

Benefits: Full-Time

Comprehensive benefits options, including medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance.
HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
EAP (Employee assistance program)
Employee discount program
PTO (Paid time off)
Dayforce Wallet Daily Pay
Pre-Tax 401(k)
After-Tax Roth
Tuition discount through Capella University

Education & Experience

High school diploma or GED preferred
CPR/First Aid (provided)
Crisis intervention training (provided)

Physical Requirements

Works primarily in the program location, with occasional outdoor/community activities
Frequent sitting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs
Occasional bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, standing, crawling, reaching, walking, driving, traveling, kneeling, and crouching

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