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Direct Support Professional - Barkhamsted and Harwinton

Job Details

Level

Entry

Job Location

MAIN OFFICE - TORRINGTON, CT

Position Type

Full-Time/Part-Time/Per Diem

Salary Range

$18.29 Hourly

Travel Percentage

Negligible

Job Shift

All Shifts 1st,2nd,3rd

Job Posting Date(s)

Start Date

04/03/2025

Direct Support Professionals

Direct Support Professionals Needed! Pay is $18.29/hour. Excellent benefits with3 weeks' vacation in the first year. Unparalleled health insurance! There is NO deductible on most services and employees pay as little as $10.16 per week!

The Arc of Litchfield County, Inc. (Larc), is seeking professional, kind, caring, creative, and energetic Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full and happy lives. Spend your days positively enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by providing support in every aspect of their life.

Whether it is in recreation, vocational, or a residential (group home and in-home setting), you can make a difference. Create fun and innovative activities to share with people who have I/DDs. The DSP position is hands-on. You will provide personal care that includes personal hygiene, food preparation, transportation, and community inclusion. Get paid to help the people you support toHAVE FUN!

All hours (FT, PT) shifts available. Apply today!

QUALIFICIATIONS & TRAINING

QUALIFICIATIONS & TRAININGS:

+ All necessary training is provided and paid.

+ You must possess a high school diploma or GED and agree to a background screening and physical.

+ You must also be at least 21 years old with a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

+ Some computer proficiency is necessary.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

+ The DSP shall have essential physical skills: be able to run, squat, stoop/bend, kneel, climb stairs, be able to lift at least 50 pounds (or ¼ own body weight), push/pull against potential resistance, and be able to implement non-physical and physical interventions and CPR with individuals supported when needed.

+ The DSP shall have adequate vision, reading, writing, and documentation skills, and hearing to perform the essential functions of the job.

+ The DSP must have sufficient endurance to perform tasks over long periods of time.

+ The DSP will be engaged in speaking, sitting, walking, driving, listening, and in communicating both orally and in writing while performing his or her duties.

+ The employee must be able to listen and respond to questions and instructions.

The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

LARC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. LARC is a drug free workplace. Testing for illegal substance use is a pre-employment requirement

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