Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

North Star Community Services provides quality services and a fun and positive environment and experience for the people we serve and our employees!

The Day Habilitation Program is currently seeking a Day Habilitation Specialist to supervise leisure activities with persons with disabilities in the Waterloo Center.

The Role :

We are seeking a caring, dedicated, and energetic Direct Support Professional (DSP) to provide hands-on support to individuals in our community. In this role, you will be an advocate, teacher, and friend, assisting individuals with their daily activities and helping them to live their desired lives.

Responsibilities include :

• providing support to persons served
• assisting with accommodations
• developing community activities
• working on planned goals and objectives
• documenting services provided

Qualifications and Required Training :

NOTE : This position requires physical abilities that include one or more of the following (this is not a comprehensive list) : pushing or pulling persons in wheelchairs, transferring persons weighing at least 100 pounds to and from wheelchairs with another staff person, lifting 25 pounds, frequent bending, stooping, kneeling motions, physical interventions.

This is a 40-hour position, Monday through Friday, 7 : 00 am-3 : 30 pm.

Apply online at How to Apply - North Star Community Services -

Apply in person at 3420 University Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701, until positions are filled. For more information about North Star Community Services, visit us on the web at www.northstarcs.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applicants for this position will be required will have completed a criminal conviction history and dependent abuse registry check and reviewed prior to confirmation of an offer of employment.