Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Full Time
Fall River, MA
Posted
Job description
If you want the freedom to make your own schedule while diversifying your direct care experience, then keep reading!

Arbor Associates has many openings for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in Providence, RI, and surrounding areas. If you are a reliable and dedicated person with a passion for providing care to individuals with developmental disabilities, behavioral challenges, or mental health diagnoses, but want more flexibility and a better work/life balance, this is the job for you! Whether you have years of experience, or you are just a natural caregiver looking for a gateway into this profession, we would love to speak with you. We have consistent work available, with first shift, second shift, and overnight shift opportunities. You would be working in a variety of settings including residential schools, group homes, and homeless shelters, giving you a chance to explore different areas of human services you may have never been introduced to otherwise.

Direct Support Professional (DSP) Benefits:
  • A flexible work schedule that you create
  • Competitive pay
  • No mandated shifts
  • Work in a respectful and rewarding work culture
  • Explore working with different age groups and populations
  • Connect and work with the most respected nonprofits in your area

Direct Support Professional (DSP) Responsibilities:
  • Support a team that cares for youth, adolescents, or adults in a residential school/group home, or other setting
  • Provide care for individuals with developmental disabilities (DD), intellectual disabilities (ID), behavioral challenges, or mental health diagnoses
  • Provide a safe environment for all individuals in our care
  • Document all relevant information in a timely and accurate manner
  • Participate in daily shift duties which may include engaging in activities, assisting with personal care, housekeeping, and meal preparation

  • 6-months experience working in human services or a related field as a Direct Support Professional, Residential Counselor, Mental Health Worker, Caregiver, Personal Care Assistant (PCA), or similar direct care position (preferred).
  • Passion for helping people
  • CPR and First Aid Certification
  • Reliable transportation
  • High School diploma or GED

Arbor Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

All interested applicants must be over the age of 18, authorized to work in the United States, and pass a stringent background check including Criminal History, Sexual Offender Registry, and Department of Children and Families (DCF- MA)/Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF-RI).

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