Direct Support Professional - Waiver

RHA Health Services

Burnsville, NC, United States
Support individuals with disabilities
Implement centered plan goals
Promote healthy living and prevent illness
Provides support for individuals and/or groups of persons with disabilities in the community

Job Summary

  • Provides support for individuals and/or groups of persons with disabilities in the community.
  • We offer early access to earned money, employee perks, paid time off, health/insurance, and a 401(k) retirement savings program.
  • At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives.

Matching Summary

Provides support for individuals and/or groups of persons with disabilities in the community.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Support individuals with disabilities
  • Implement Centered Plan goals
  • Promote healthy living and prevent illness
  • Teach independent living skills
  • Foster positive community relationships
  • Document care provided
  • Protect confidentiality

Nice-to-have

  • Positive and personable individual
  • Make a real difference
  • Seek to understand personal history
  • Effective advocacy strategies
  • Promote effective communication

Key Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Meet all pre-employment screening
  • Regularly required to lift 30 lbs
  • Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs
  • Must be able to pull minimum of 25 lbs
  • Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, climb, and stoop
  • Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects
  • Required to regularly stand and walk
  • Demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level
  • Vision requirements include close, distance, and peripheral vision
  • Must be able to talk and hear
  • Complete criminal background check
  • Name checked in registries
  • Drug testing
  • Education verification
  • Proof of employment history or references
  • Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle if required

Work Rights

Not specified

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