Direct Support Professional (DSP) / Caregiver

Company Description

Part-Time | Monday-Friday | 8:30 AM-3:00 PM | 32.5 Hours/Week
$23.50/hour | Full Wage Scale: $23.50 - $26.20/hour
Benefits Eligible | Evenings & Weekends Off | Paid Training

Dungarvin is hiring experienced Direct Support Professionals and human services professionals for our Day Program supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This is an active, hands-on role focused on engagement, skill building, community participation, and greater independence. DSPs support a small group of individuals while leading activities, teaching life skills, providing personal care, supporting behavioral needs, and helping each person participate at their own ability level.

You might lead a cooking or art activity, help someone practice communication or money-management skills, support a community outing, or help someone work through a behavioral challenge. The day changes, the needs change, and DSPs need to be able to adjust while keeping individuals engaged and supported.  

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Lead cooking, art, music, recreation, and life-skills activities
• Teach and reinforce skills that build greater independence
• Support community outings and volunteer activities
• Provide personal care, including restroom, hygiene, eating, and mobility support
• Provide behavioral support and use trained de-escalation techniques
• Support individuals with different communication needs, including nonverbal communication
• Follow individualized support and behavior plans
• Drive company vehicles for outings and community activities
• Complete accurate electronic documentation
• Prepare, clean, and reset program areas
• Work closely with your team to maintain a safe, positive, and consistent environment

Our Day Program is built around engagement. DSPs actively participate, encourage individuals, adapt activities when needed, and help create meaningful experiences throughout the day.

Experience Matters Here:

We're looking for candidates who already have experience supporting individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, behavioral needs, or similar support needs.

Relevant backgrounds may include:

Direct Support Professional (DSP), Caregiver, Behavior Technician, Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), Paraprofessional, Teacher's Aide, Respite Provider, Residential Counselor, Community Support Worker, Job Coach, Employment Specialist, or similar human services professional.

Experience with intellectual or developmental disabilities, behavioral support, life-skills training, personal care, or community-based services is especially valuable.

Strong DSPs are patient, dependable, proactive, and able to stay calm when situations become challenging. You should be comfortable taking initiative, working as part of a team, receiving feedback, adapting when plans change, and supporting independence rather than automatically doing things for someone.

Being present isn't enough. Engagement is part of the job.

Qualifications

Who We're Looking For: 

• 6+ months relevant hands-on support experience 
• Must be 21 years or older
• Highschool Diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a company van
• Comfortable providing personal care and behavioral support
• Ability to respond appropriately during behavioral and emergency situations
• Basic computer skills and able to learn electronic documentation systems
• Good communication is key in this role. You’ll rely on your reading, writing, and communication skills to document care, follow support plans, and collaborate with both internal and external team members
• Ability to lift and transfer 50 lbs.

You May Be a Great Fit If You Are:

• Patient without being passive
• Positive, encouraging, and dependable
• Comfortable taking initiative
• Able to stay calm under pressure
• Willing to give and receive feedback
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Creative enough to make activities engaging
• Comfortable providing personal care and behavioral support
• Able to build genuine relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Committed to choice, dignity, respect, and greater independence for the people you support

Additional Information

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive Pay: $23.50/hour
• Full Range Scale: $23.50 - $26.20 per hour.  The starting rate for this position is fixed at $23.50 per hour.  Pay increases occur over time and are tied to tenure/length of employment with Dungarvin.
• Reliable 32.5 hour schedule
• Monday – Friday work schedule with weekends off!
• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for eligible employees
• Supplemental Insurance
• Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for eligible employees
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance for eligible employees
• 401 K plan with up to 3% employer match for eligible employees
• PAID TIME OFF (PTO) for eligible employees
• Growth and Development Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• National Brand Discounts
• Tapcheck - early pay access
• PAID training and orientation

If you have relevant experience and want a Direct Support Professional role where you can teach, engage, support, and help adults build greater independence, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to join Dungarvin as a Direct Support Professional.

We believe in supporting not only those we serve but also each other, ensuring a collaborative and supportive work environment for all. Dungarvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any legally protected status per federal and/or state law.

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