Senior Direct Care/ Direct Support Professional
Westminster, MD 
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Posted 14 days ago
Job Description
Description

Schedules:

FT- Thurs- Sun 8a-8p

We Provide:

  • New starting rates of $19.56 to $20.06 per hour
  • Paid vacation days and holiday pay
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Extensive paid training, as well as continual opportunities for further job-related education and career advancement (including our Career Ladders program)
  • Supportive leadership team who wants to help YOU succeed

The Senior Direct Support Professional is responsible for:

  • Light housework: cooking, meal prep, cleaning
  • Maintenance of personal care/hygiene routines: feeding, medication administration, bathing, showering, toileting
  • Providing transportation to and from doctor's appointments, outside activities and excursions
  • Behavioral and social support (to include working with potential physical and verbal outbursts/ aggressiveness)
  • Providing occasional sleepover shifts and/or supervise a residential home in which there is no Residential Supervisor
  • Assisting the Residential Supervisor in any other assigned duties

Requirements/Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma/G.E.D.
  • Valid Driver's License with 2 years of consecutive driving experience and less than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months
  • Ability to pass pre-employment background/physical/TB/drug screenings
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as needed
  • Previous direct support/caregiving experience and/or experience working with individuals with disabilities


Penn-Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer!





 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
2+ years
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