Direct Support Professional – Day Program
Pay: $15.00/hour
Hours: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: 2101 N Main St, suite 105, Sunset, UT, 84015
We are looking for dependable, positive, and compassionate individuals to join our team working with adults with disabilities in an activity-based day program.
Our program focuses on helping our clients stay active, engaged, and involved in their community. Each day may look a little different! Staff participate in activities at our program as well as community outings while providing the level of support each individual client needs.
Our clients have a wide range of disabilities and support needs, including intellectual and developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, blindness/visual impairments, and individuals who use wheelchairs.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct support and supervision to adults with disabilities.
- Participate in and help facilitate daily activities, games, crafts, outings, and other recreational opportunities.
- Accompany and assist clients during community outings.
- Assist clients with personal care when needed, including brief changes, toileting needs and feeding.
- Safely assist with transfers, mobility, positioning, and other physical needs.
- Be physically capable of lifting at least 75 lbs.
- Support clients who may occasionally display mild to medium behavioral challenges.
- Follow individual client plans, routines, safety procedures, and staff instructions.
- Encourage clients to participate, socialize, build independence, and have a positive experience.
- Communicate and work effectively with coworkers as part of a team.
- Be willing to learn about different disabilities and the individual needs of the people we serve.
Who We're Looking For
The right person for this position is someone who:
- Genuinely wants to work with adults with disabilities and is interested in learning more about the field.
- Is patient, respectful, compassionate, and comfortable working with individuals who have varying levels of support needs.
- Comes to work on time, dependable, and ready for the day.
- Brings a positive attitude to work.
- Is comfortable providing hands-on personal care.
- Is comfortable appropriately responding to mild behaviors.
- Is physically capable of assisting clients with mobility and lifting at least 75 lbs.
- Works well with others and understands the importance of teamwork.
- Is willing to participate in activities and community outings rather than simply supervise from the sidelines.
- Is flexible and understands that daily assignments and client needs may change.
Schedule
We currently have two part-time positions available. Both positions have the same responsibilities, hours, and rate of pay.
First Position – 4 Days per Week
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Friday
- 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Second Position – 3 Days per Week
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Employees receive a 30-minute lunch, typically taken sometime between 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM. The exact lunch time may vary depending on the client you are assigned to and their schedule that day.
Pay: $15.00 per hour
A Good Fit for This Job
This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys helping others, likes staying active, and wants a job where every day can be a little different. Experience working with individuals with disabilities is helpful, but having the right attitude, willingness to learn, dependability, patience, and genuine desire to work in this field are extremely important to us.
Our clients deserve staff who are excited to be here, treat them with dignity and respect, and are ready to be an active part of their day. If Everything here sounds like a good fit for you please apply!
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid orientation
- Paid training
Work Location: In person
