Description
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.
Role Specifics
Shift: Weekend AM's
Hours: 14
- Sunday 8a-3p Every Other Weekend
- Saturday 8a-3p Every Other Weekend
Location: Edina
Rate of Pay $25/hour + $3 Weekend Differential
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.
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
- 2 years of relevant work experience
- Must maintain short and clean fingernails due to personal cares required
- Must be physically able to lift and transfer up to 70lbs
- Participate in a house visit/meet and green with house manager and individual served
- 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.