Hourly SCL Direct Support Professional (DSP) *Part-Time*

Job Title: Direct Support Professional - Hourly SCL Elkader - Part TimeWork Location

• Elkader
• Staff start their day in Elkader and take an agency vehicle and drive to visit clients in their own homes, apartments and family homes.
• Homes are located within a 45 minute radius of Elkader IA.
• Staff work one on one with clients unless participating in a group event
• Staff are provided a chromebook and smartphone and are allowed to document and train at home while paid for their time.

Schedule

• Current Open Schedule - 25 hours a week minimum - Shift starts at 1:30p - Monday -Friday
• Staff work one weekend day every 6 weeks. If scheduled to work a Saturday, the 6 weeks later will work a Sunday.
• Staff work around clients schedule i.e Day Hab (9a-130p), work, appointments, etc.
• Schedule is built based on the assigned caseload.
• Schedule has some flexibility built into it. Schedule is not set and able to flex some hours.
• Schedule is not set and changes depending on client needs.
• The latest hours staff would typically work with clients is 9:30p
• Hours will also vary depending on large group out of town events i.e. Iowa games, Wrestling, etc.

Job Requirements

• Assisting clients in their home with the following items
• Medication Management
• RISE provides training
• Oversight of med minder preparation
• Refilling medications
• Passing medications as needed.
• Cooking and cleaning skills
• Teach skills needed to maintain a home - cleaning, laundry, etc.
• Teach skills needed to prepare food
• Includes meal portioning, out of date food identification, etc.
• Financial
• setting a budget
• paying bills
• reconciling accounts with bank statements
• Health and safety skills
• Taking medications
• Getting to needed appointments
• Learning fire and storm safety
• Community safety skills
• Avoiding exploitation
• Traffic safety
• Social skills
• Making friends
• Socializing with others
• Being appropriate
• Relationship skills
• Problem solving and decision making
• Informed choice
• Natural consequences
• Transportation and involvement in medical appointments and cares
• Attending appointments - staff involved in the appointments
• May include transportation to larger cities i.e. Iowa City, Rochester MN, etc.
• Transportation and involvement in shopping for goods and services
• Groceries
• Home supplies
• Transportation and involvement in social gatherings and events
• Small group events - cards, cookouts, etc
• Large group events - Out of town trips - Rodeo, IA Basketball game.
• Documentation
• Online Checkbox documentation
• 10 min Per Day
• Paid documentation time at home, if needed.

Wages

• Any trainings or meetings: $18.50 an hour
• While working with clients, documenting, anything client related before 4pm - $20.75 an hour
• While working with clients, documenting, anything client related after 4pm - $23.00 an hour

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.50 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person