Direct Support Professional

4 days ago

Santa Maria, United States PathPoint Full time

In this role, you'll teach independent living skills to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their homes. This could include cooking and grocery shopping, healthy living and exercise, budgeting and money management, scheduling medical appointments and coordinating benefits, or other skills depending on the individual's personal goals. This is full-time for **35-40 hours per week**, with a flexible schedule that you can set yourself

**Why Work At PathPoint**:

- Earn up to **$4,750** in training bonuses by June 2024*
- Culture of kindness, compassion and respect
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Opportunity to make a difference in your community every day
- Flexible schedule
- Mental health day after 60 days and on 1st and 2nd anniversaries
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance**:

- Paid vacation and holidays**:

- Paid sick leave
- 403(b) retirement savings plan with company match
- Other perks like a wellness program, employee assistance program, and referral bonuses
- Extra pay for bilingual staff (Spanish or ASL if the skill is needed)
- Based on available funding.

**Benefits noted with an asterisk are for full-time employees regularly scheduled for 30+ hours per week.

**What You'll Do**:

- Teach a variety of household skills, including cooking, laundry, paying bills, budgeting, emergency preparedness, shopping, and hygiene.
- Assist individuals in scheduling medical appointments and escort to appointments as needed.
- Prepare meals and snacks with individuals.
- Actively participate in meetings and discussions regarding individual's progress.
- Maintain daily logs and data reports.

**What We're Looking For**:

- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Prior experience with people with disabilities, either professionally or personally, is preferred but not required; if you are interested in this job but do not have directly relevant experience, we'd still love to hear from you
- Customer service experience is a plus
- Positivity and patience.
- Must have a valid California driver's license with a satisfactory driving record, 5 years of driving experience, and be eligible for coverage on PathPoint's auto insurance policy.
- Culturally sensitive and aware of differences in employees based on cultural backgrounds; aware of one's own culture and how someone's background may lead to biases; has the skills and resources needed to work with employees from all different cultures and the ability to avoid making biased assumptions based on someone's culture

**Compensation**: This is an hourly position starting at **$19.00 per hour.** The pay range is $16.00-$22.89 an hour. *

**Bilingual**: If you are bilingual (Spanish or ASL), the starting wage is **$19.30 per hour** and the pay range is $16.03-$24.04. *

**About PathPoint**: PathPoint, a non-profit organization based in Santa Barbara, supports people in living the life they choose. PathPoint partners with people with disabilities, people with mental health diagnoses, and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills, and developing meaningful relationships. Founded in 1964, it offers services in five Central Coast and Southern California counties: Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and we offer reasonable accommodations to support successful employment to those with disabilities.

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