Direct Support Professional for Supported Living

KBWay is a progressive Supported Living Agency that supports a client with Autism and Epilepsy in his own home and community.  With pride, our team supports being a “person centered model.”  When employed at KBWay, you’ll always have a co-worker with you on all shifts.  Duties are spilt between you & your co-worker.  Duties can include and will vary with House-hold duties such as light cleaning, meal preparation, driving him to places and assist the client with going to movies, restaurants and more! Our client needs help with Hygiene and being safe in his home and community at all times. He enjoys outings in the company car that includes rides to the beach & bay.  We train in the area(s) of Seizure Protocol and Pro-Act. Once you complete our training, you will receive a certificate. We offer both Medical & Dental Insurance to our employees who work 30 hours a week or more. A medical background is highly desirable. Yet, we are always willing to train anyone who may want to learn more about our client’s diagnosis.  For all scheduled shifts worked for one month at a time, we give our employees a little “thank you” gift.  We value your work!  If you refer someone to our agency, and they stay employed with us for at least 90 days, we offer a $500 referral fee!

Current available Shift: Monday thru Friday (8:30a.m. - 2p.m.) as well as other shifts.

Pay range:  $17 to $19 depending on experience.

Job duties to include:

• Support healthy food choices and meal preparation
• Support and enhance self-advocacy skills
• Reminders about Personal Hygiene. i.e., wash hands, brush hair and teeth
• Remind our client to wear his mask outside of his home
• Assist client with daily shower
• Make calls for 24-hour emergency assistance when threats to client's health, safety and well-being occur
• 24-hour Supervision provided by Direct Support Professionals

Requirements:

• Must show proof of being fully vaccinated
• Must be mature, self-reliant and willingness to learn more about Autism & Epilepsy.
• Having a medical background is a plus but not necessary
• Have a good sense of humor, compassion and be kind
• Must be able to cover extra shifts from time to time
• Must have strong communications skills and be a team player is vital with our outstanding staff since all shifts have 2 Direct Support Professionals
• Must have CPR and First Aide and a clean driving record in order to drive the client in KBWay’s Company Car

WEBSITE www.kbway.net

Email: jb@kbway.net