Are you looking for a job where arts and crafts, games, dancing, reading, and outings are daily occurrences? Then join our Residential Program team!
I Am Boundless, Inc. is seeking energetic and experienced direct support professionals (DSPs) who have a passion for helping others and want the opportunity to work alongside some truly exceptional people.
Schedule
- Second shift
- 20-24 hours weekly
- Works every other Friday-Sunday and every other Monday and Thursday
What You Will Be Doing
As a DSP, you will serve as a friend, mentor, and support-person to individuals with developmental disabilities. You will provide individualized direct care, lead socialization activities, help develop daily living skills, and assist with daily living needs.
Other responsibilities include:
- Providing exceptional care
- Implementing behavior supports
- Promoting well-being and safety
- Increasing an individual's social, educational, and living skills
- Planning and leading community excursions
- Assisting with daily hygiene
- Collaborating with other team members from across Boundless
Who You Are
You are friendly, outgoing, and prefer to work with a team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You are patient, adaptable, and flexible. You want a career that makes a difference in your community. The idea of sitting at a desk pushing papers bores you to tears. You are a team player, enthusiastic about understanding the needs of the individuals we serve and showing you care.
Our dream candidates would have the following qualities:
- exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- proactive problem-solver
- eager to learn and gain personal and professional growth
- advocate for empathy
- patient observer
- detail-oriented
- at least 18 years of age
- high school degree or equivalent
- valid driver's license and auto insurance, with no more than five points on your driving record
- first Aid/CPR certified
Who We Are
Boundless is a fast-growing nonprofit with forty years of expertise. We proudly offer person-centered care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges. We celebrate each individual by encouraging and empowering them to become active participants in the communities where they live, work, and play.
Our values are powerful, and they shine through in everything we do!
- Love
- Respect
- Empowerment
- Excellence
- Well-being
What We Offer
Working for Boundless has many perks. Members of the Boundless team enjoy robust benefits including generous paid time off, health insurance, and more. We offer advantages that allow you to focus, thrive, and grow. Looking to develop your skills? Boundless can offer you hard to find training, along with personal and professional growth opportunities.
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Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to communicate in English, including both spoken and written
Licensure/Certification:
- First Aid, CPR - adult, child, and infant; delegated nursing
- Valid Ohio Driver’s License with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles--no more than six points on your driving record
- Proof of auto insurance.
Preferred Experience:
- One-year of experience working with intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals.
Special Skills and Requirements:
- Must be detail-oriented and have competent literacy and writing, documentation, communications, and interpersonal abilities.
- Must be able to use tools and equipment as required – including pushing/pulling wheelchairs, lifting consumers with Hoyer lifts
At Boundless, we are building a world that realizes the potential of all people. Will you join us? Apply today.
All candidates who have received an offer of employment will be required to undergo a pre-employment background check, drug screen, and health screen as applicable for the role.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ???????
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