Caregiver / Direct Support Professional

RHA Health Services

Knoxville, TN, United States
Base: $15.68; bonus/equity: not specified; benefit...
Support individuals with disabilities
Implement centered plan goals
Promote healthy living
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.
  • RHA provides many opportunities for advancement.
  • We offer the following benefits to employees: Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!

Matching Summary

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

Salary

Base: $15.68; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Paid Time Off (full-time employees only); Health/Insurance (full-time employees only); 401(k) retirement savings program; Wellbeing Programs; Chronic Disease management programs

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Support individuals with disabilities
  • Implement Centered Plan goals
  • Promote healthy living
  • Teach independent living skills
  • Foster positive community relationships
  • Assist with personal care
  • Document care provided

Nice-to-have

  • Positive and personable individual
  • Make a real difference
  • Supplemental income opportunity
  • Weekend availability
  • Opportunities for advancement

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, crouch, climb, and stoop
  • Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
  • Required to regularly stand and walk
  • Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level
  • Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision
  • Must be able to talk and hear
  • Complete criminal background
  • Name checked in the registries
  • Drug testing
  • Education verification
  • Proof of employment history or references
  • Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle

Work Rights

Not specified

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