Direct Support Professional

Dependable Home Health Care
White Bear Lake, MN
$20 an hour
Part-time

At Dependable, it's our goal to provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to develop the skills, attitudes, and knowledge to thrive.

It's innate in all of us to want to belong and function as an independent person. We teach and support people to be connected to others by modeling healthy relationships and effective communication skills and promote independence by improving skills and fostering growth.

At Dependable, we live and work our core values :

Be Kind

Be Innovative

Act as Community Connectors

Be good ambassadors

Always be people centered

If you have similar values, just apply now!

Role Specifics

Shift : PM

Hours : 12

  • Tuesday 2p-8p
  • Thursday 2p-8p

Location : White Bear Lake, MN

Rate of Pay $20 / hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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.

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

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1 year 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
  • 30+ days ago
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