BI-WEEKLY LIVE-IN $5080 per month Direct Support Professional (DSP)

About the job

Community Integrated Services (CIS) is hiring live-in Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) for homes in and around Spokane. Live-in staff stay in the home of adults with developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors for a week at a time, helping them with daily life, appointments and goals in their support plan.

CIS is a human services agency serving adults with developmental disabilities and behavioral issues, many with severe behavioral and mental health challenges. Its programs help with financial stability, life skills, employment and reducing behavioral incidents.

What you'll do

• Support each person so the objectives in their IISP are met
• Coordinate or help with household tasks such as light housekeeping, cooking, yard work, packing and moving furniture
• Set up medical, dental and psychological or psychiatric appointments
• Drive people to activities and appointments in your own vehicle and go with them
• Write daily progress notes and other required documentation

What you need

• No prior experience needed; paid on-the-job training is provided and new staff learn the job before working unsupervised
• Good spoken and written communication skills
• A valid driver's license, reliable transportation and current auto insurance and registration, since driving clients is required
• Able to pass a background check

Schedule

• One week on and one week off, usually reporting Wednesday and living in the home until the next Wednesday (or 3 1/2 days on and 3 1/2 off)
• 80 regular hours plus typically 24 overtime hours, with overtime guaranteed
• Roughly two weeks of work each month

Benefits

• Paid Community Residential Services Training
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, plus supplemental Colonial insurance options
• A free employee assistance program with financial, legal, caregiving, counseling and wellness resources
• A food allowance while working and monthly mileage reimbursement
• A 401k retirement plan for eligible full-time employees
• PTO that grows with length of service
• An annual service-anniversary bonus, an employee referral bonus program and regular incentives