Caregiver, Direct Support Professional

## Description

**Caregiver, Direct Support Professional (DSP)**

Pay rate $18.00 per hour.

***Fuel your passion to*** Empower Individuals, Enrich Lives, Build Skills, Create Connections

**Top 100 Organizations** three years in a row, 2021-2023 as recognized by PA Business Central

We are celebrating ***50+ years*** of caring for individuals in the Centre region!

We are now a Certified Nursing Assistant qualifying employer!

**Why Work with Us?**

At Strawberry Fields, we are driven by our mission to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health challenges. **Get paid and have fun while doing it!** When you join SFI, you will be fostering an environment that promotes respect, dignity, and growth. Every day, our DSPs make a real difference. They are not just caregivers - they are champions for our consumers' right to live fulfilling, independent lives.

**How You'll Make an Impact -** As a DSP, your primary role will be to provide 24/7 support to individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health challenges. This includes -

• **Assisting with daily living activities-** such as meal preparation, personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, medication administration, and household management.
• **Teambuilding-** by sharing the responsibility of providing care in the **evenings, on weekends, and during holidays.** Giving and receiving feedback and participating in staff and consumer meetings
• **Developing and implementing individualized care plans-** that support consumers’ goals towards independence and community integration.
• **Building relationships-** through consistent interaction, fostering both social skills and community connections. Participating with consumers in social activities such as art class, Special Olympics, cooking, crafts, sports, and other recreational activities
• **Promoting empowerment-** by encouraging consumers to make their own choices in a safe and supportive environment.
• **Documenting progress-** to ensure that care strategies are effective and responsive to consumer needs.

**Paid Training -**

• No experience required - We provide paid training!
• Employee incentive trainings with bonuses
• Annual Training Bonus
• CPR and First Aid certification/recertification
• Medication Administration and documentation
• Safe Crisis Management
• Ongoing job-related training

**Minimum Qualifications -**

• Access to own transportation
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Criminal background check required
• Professional and Personal references required
• General physical with Tuberculosis test and drug screening required

**Benefits for full-time employees -**

• Comprehensive Medical and Dental with low cost for employee coverage
• FREE employee Vision insurance
• FREE employee Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• **Generous** paid time off package beginning the first day of employment that includes vacation, sick, and 10 holidays
• Employee Assistance Program and Life Coaching
• Discounted monthly gym memberships at participating, local fitness centers

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer **ASCEND – the first career accelerator program** exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

**Other Benefits-**

• 401(k) Plan for eligible employees with **6%** match and free certified wealth management advisors available
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees
• FREE meals for residential staff in most programs
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Opportunities for growth, development, and upward mobility
• Employee engagement events

• **United Way Partner Agency**
• **Equal Opportunity Employer**
• **\*All correspondence regarding application will be via email**