Direct Support Professional/Caregiver

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Life Guide 1, 2, or 3 (Caregiver). In one of these positions, you will play a vital and positive role in helping the people we serve (Consumers with developmental disabilities) to accomplish their personal goals and achieve their fullest potential.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• You enjoy working with people and most enjoy jobs where you have one-on-one interaction with others.
• You like doing work that has the potential to make a difference in someone's life.
• You like doing a variety of tasks in a day.
• You don't ever say, "that's not my job" but instead like pitching in to do whatever is needed.
• You don't want a desk job; you like being physical in your job and using your body as well as your brain.
• You are seeking a career with growth opportunities.

If that's you, then this is the career for you!

OPEN POSITIONS

Life Guide 1: Your schedule would be Wednesday and Friday from 2:30 pm to 8 pm as well as Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm. Great part-time schedule with daytime hours only. Your rate of pay is $16-$17.50.

Life Guide 1: Your schedule would be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm. Great schedule with daytime hours only. Your rate of pay is $16-$17.50.

Life Guide 1: Your schedule would be Saturday from 7am-10pm. Your rate of pay is $16-$17.50.

Life Guide 2: Your schedule would be Monday and Friday from 3pm-10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am-7pm. Your rate of pay is $17-$18.50.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Not only will you see positive results from your work every day, but you will have an opportunity for professional development and advancement to positions of greater responsibility.

SCHEDULE

We have many weekend shifts available! We'd love to find the schedule that is right for you. Working on weekends has its own unique perks. It works well with a school schedule AND could be an excellent 2nd job.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay and direct deposit
• 401k retirement plan with 6% match
• Profit-Sharing program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Discounted fitness membership
• Annual raises and mileage reimbursement
• Monthly gift card incentives

JOIN THE TEAM:

• Apply today and our Team Recruiter will contact you ASAP
• Once we reach you by phone, we’ll schedule you for either a virtual or in-person interview
• Our goal is to get you working as soon as possible

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working one-to-one with Options consumers in their homes and community.

You will be helping Options to teach or assist the people we serve to direct their own services, develop the relationships they want, participate in their own community and provide flexible, tailored services and supports. This often includes:

• Personal care tasks/skills, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, meal planning/preparation, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and healthcare-related tasks. Fostering positive relationships.
• Ensuring consumers' safety and maintaining a safe environment
• Reminding/assisting consumer with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
• Encouraging self-help activities
• Teach/perform home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
• Planning meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, and clean-up
• Accompanying consumers to scheduled appointments and activities in the community
• Transporting consumers or running errands with consumers

A LITTLE ABOUT US

The bigger the dream, the more important the team. Personal Support staff working at Options have the honor of helping consumers identify and realize dreams. Personal Support staff provides direct service and support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in their own homes. Personal Support Staff also serve as personal attendants when needed assisting with activities of daily living.

Covid Vaccine Policy

Wherever you stand on this issue, we will try our best to accommodate and support what you need. Our agency is funded by one of the Regional Centers of California. They have recently released a mandate calling for all agencies who support individuals with disabilities to require vaccine mandates for their staff. Although we do prefer vaccination as a safety precaution, we know this is a personal choice for every individual so we will make room for everyone in our organization whether you are vaccinated or not.

We will accept your religious exemption or medical (must provide paperwork for medical exemptions). We believe people have the right to say this isn't for them or their bodies. If you do not plan on getting the vaccine, you will need to test weekly and wear an N95 mask.

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Job Types: Part-time, Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
Options is an “essential” business. We have updated our policies and amped up our safety precautions to line up with CDC recommendations. This job will require you to travel to our client’s homes where you will work your scheduled shift.

Work Location: One location