Direct Support Professional Substitute

Do you like to help others? This job is for you!

Direct Support professionals (DSP's) work with individuals with disabilities to help them gain skills and more independence in areas such as communication, cooking, housekeeping, budgeting, personal safety, health, and recreation.

The Sub role is like a float position. Subs will work at various home locations across the Twin Cities Metro with a variety of individuals during a day.

Subs allow us to maintain coverage and maintain high service standards with individuals. This position is compensated competitively.

Travel time and mileage reimbursement is available for trips with individuals into the community as well as between houses if working at multiple houses during a day.

Sub availabilities needed / openings below

• Sub 1 : Saturday, Sunday 8am-2pm OR 2pm-10pm (PT)
• Sub 2 : Monday-Friday 2pm-10pm (FT)
• Sub 3 : Monday- Friday 2pm-10pm (4 days a week) and Sat / Sun 2pm-10pm E / O Weekend (FT)
• Location : Multiple locations across Twin Cities Metro- Similar to a float
• Rate of Pay : $23 / hour for full-time; $20 / hour for part-time

Will be working with male and female individuals requiring all levels of care, including personal cares. Must be okay with cats and dogs, as well as taking individuals inside churches of primarily Christian or Catholic faith / practices.

MUST HAVE :

• Have a valid driver's license, insurance, reliable vehicle to drive to locations across the twin cities
• Full time availability including weekends

Employment Benefits

Dependable is growing and we want our employees to grow with us! We offer paid training and a variety of employee benefits.

Dependable helps pay a large portion of the health premiums to make benefits affordable for our employees. Other available benefits :

• Paid Training
• Paid time off
• 401K with company matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Scheduling
• Casual dress code
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mileage reimbursement

Requirements

• Only resumes that meet the required education and experience will be reviewed
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 year's of relevant work experience
• Driver's License, car insurance, reliable vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to read, write and speak English at a level that meets the performance requirements; or must be able to communicate in the language spoken by the individual at a level that meets the performance requirements;

whichever is deemed more important by the company

• Ability to meet licensing requirements of the state and county
• Lifting / transferring requirements vary based on assigned caseload. Ability to lift 75 pounds and transfer individuals as needed
• May be exposed to animals, including but not limited to dogs, cats, pet rodents, birds or pet reptiles
• Experience working with individuals who are prone to challenging behaviors
• Must be comfortable performing personal cares with all types of individuals
30+ days ago