Direct Support Professional

Carriage Crest Homecare has a few positions (morning, afternoon, night, and weekend) available for a Direct Support Professional with DSP 1 & 2 certifications at an Adult Residential Facility in Carson, California. As a Direct Support Professional with Carriage Crest Homecare, you'll be enriching the lives of people with developmental disabilities in a beautiful family home located in a quiet neighborhood. Carriage Crest is a small company whose owners actively participate in the operation of the business. We express appreciation for our employees by offering a competitive salary, medical benefits, sick pay, holiday pay, professional training, and flexibility for personal growth and time-off requests. In return, we expect from our employees, integrity, professionalism, and compassion in their service. Please submit your resume, salary expectations, and any details about your career, relevant to being a Direct Support Professional for Carriage Crest Homecare. We look forward to receiving your application. Thank you. Responsibilities Performing personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene, bathing and grooming, feeding, ambulation, medical monitoring, and healthcare-related tasks Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment Assisting with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs Reminding/assisting client with self-administration of medications (with proper training) Encouraging self-help activities Reporting changes in client's condition or family situation to the office Documenting services provided Performing home management functions such as housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning Planning meals, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up Accompanying client to scheduled appointments Transporting clients or running errands for clients Qualifications 18 years of age or older High school degree/GED DSP 1 & 2 Certifications Valid CPR and First Aid certifications Valid CPI certification Pass criminal background clearance (FBI/DOJ) Physician's Health Screening Report and TB test clearance Valid driver's license (in most cases) Ability to work in home-like settings Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company Ability to handle physical aspects of the job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time Benefits Competitive pay based on experience A suite of voluntary insurance options including medical, dental, vision benefits Sick pay Holiday pay Flexible scheduling Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: $13.50 - $15.50 per hour COVID-19 considerations: The employees and residents of our facilities are vaccinated. We prefer that new hires are vaccinated prior to beginning employment, but if not we will work to get new employees vaccinated.