Direct Support Professional - Benedictine

Help children and adult with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Caregivers Needed!
Our minimum pay for a DSP is $17.00/hour. Additionally, employees receive a $2.50 shift differential for hours worked Friday evening through Monday morning.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career
• Work independently in group homes, with individuals in the community, in a classroom setting or in suites on campus
• Full and part time options available
• Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.
  

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• No experience necessary! As long as you have a heart and the ability to show compassion, we will train you upon hire
• Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine

+ Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and appropriate behavior management to assigned individuals
• Participate in recreation/leisure activities with the people we support. Engage with individuals throughout your shift
• Teach and assist the individuals in personal hygiene and daily living skills. This may include assisting with toileting, bathing and feeding
• Teach and assist individuals based on their personal goals and objectives
• Record and maintain individual logs (for activities and behaviors), progress notes and all other documentation as required
• May administer medical and first aid, or assist with transportation

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full or part time
• Day, evening, weekend or overnight hours
• Short (2-5 hour) or long (12-16 hour) shifts

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority
  

Work environment

• Group home, community, classroom, or dorm/suite setting
  

Travel requirements

• We have some DSP roles that require driving and some that do not. The frequency depends on the department and person being supported. We have some Benedictine vehicles to use for this purpose but some staff may chose to use their personally owned vehicle (POV). When using POV, an extra 50 cents is applied to the base pay rate and we pay for mileage reimbursement.

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE