Direct Support Professional

Description

Company: Pathfinder Services

Location: Huntington, IN

Category: Disability Services

Starting Wage: $16.00/hr

Hours: Sat 8a-2:30p, Sun 9a-9p, & Mon 2:30p-10 (26hr) every other weekend

Job Code: HUNT561 PC

You will be supporting people to live their own lives. To do that, you will make connections and build bonds through person-centered thinking. No worries, we’ll train you on being person-centered. You will also receive paid professional healthcare certifications to guide you on quality support, documentation, charting, working on goals, and meeting milestones. Providing support may look like going on a hike, having a movie night, or spending time learning and teaching a new recipe in the kitchen. It can also look like doing physical therapy exercises, working out at the gym, or providing personal care as needed.

Our detailed training program supports education and sets you up for success and upward growth within Pathfinder Services.

Pathfinder strengthens communities by enabling people with disabilities or economic challenges to achieve autonomy, inclusion, and stability.

Benefits: (if applicable)

• Competitive pay and paid training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth opportunities
• Paid Time Off/ Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer Paid - Basic Life, STD, LTD
• 403(b) Retirement Plan- Employer match up to 5%

Pathfinder Perks – We Care About YOU:

• Virgin Pulse Wellness Platform Incentives available to all employees
• Employer-Sponsored Financial Benefit through PayActiv
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free Sessions for employees and Immediate household members
• Free Pathfinder Kids Clinic – provides healthcare for babies, children, and adolescents in the community who have a minor illness.
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Person Center Thinking Training
• Verizon Wireless Discount
• YMCA Discount

Requirements

Preferred Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma/GED.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Basic language, written, and computer skills necessary for communication and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to support people with disabilities.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule if needed.
• Valid driver’s license, insured vehicle, and safe driving record.
• Ability to speak, hear, and read the English language.
• Essential physical skills: be able to run, squat, stoop/bend, kneel, climb stairs, lift up to 50 pounds, push and pull against potential resistance, and implement non-physical and approved physical interventions and CPR with people supported when needed. Adequate vision, writing, and documentation skills to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Have respect, dignity, empathy, and compassion.
• Be honest, be trustworthy, honor confidentiality.
• Contribute to the mission and yourself.
• Be empowering - all people can make decisions that matter.