DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL/CAREGIVER - ICF | $19.17+/hour

Caregiver / Direct Support Professional (ICF) | $19.15/hr | Urgently Hiring 

$19.15/hour | San Diego - East County | Benefits Eligible

Looking for meaningful work where you can make a difference every day?

Home of Guiding Hands is urgently hiring Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in our residential homes.

If you have a heart for helping others and are looking for meaningful, hands-on work, we would love to meet you.

Previous experience working with individuals with developmental, learning, or physical disabilities is preferred, but not required. 

Current Open Shifts

Shift 1 | 34 Hours/Week
Sunday: 8 AM–2 PM
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: 2 PM–8 PM
Thursday: 2 PM–10 PM
Friday: 2 PM–10 PM
Saturday: 8 AM–2 PM

Shift 2 | 30 Hours/Week
Sunday: 2 PM–8 PM
Monday: 2 PM–8 PM
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: 2 PM–8 PM
Friday: 2 PM–8 PM
Saturday: 2 PM–8 PM

Shift 3 | 34 Hours/Week
Sunday: 3 PM–8 PM
Monday: 2 PM–10 PM
Tuesday: 2 PM–10 PM
Wednesday: 3 PM–8 PM
Thursday: OFF
Friday: OFF
Saturday: 3 PM–8 PM

Shift 4 | Split Shift
Sunday: 1 PM–8 PM
Monday: 6 AM–10 AM & 3:30 PM–7:30 PM
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: 2 PM–8 PM
Friday: 6 AM–10 AM & 3:30 PM–7:30 PM
Saturday: 1 PM–8 PM

Please review the schedules before applying. Candidates must be able to commit to one of the available shifts.

What You'll Do

As a Direct Support Professional, you'll work directly with our clients and help them live as independently as possible while providing the care and support they need.

You may assist with personal care, grooming, bathing, feeding, toileting and mobility, support individualized goals and daily routines, provide positive behavioral and emotional support, administer medications, accompany clients to appointments and community activities, and provide transportation using an HGH vehicle.  

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience supporting individuals with developmental, learning, or physical disabilities is preferred, but not required
• Current CPR/First Aid certification
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to provide hands-on care and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Patience, dependability, and a genuine desire to help others
• Ability to complete required pre-employment screenings and training  

Why Home of Guiding Hands?

Home of Guiding Hands has been serving the San Diego community since 1967. We support children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential care and a variety of community-based programs.

Our mission is simple: to improve the lives of those we serve. 

If you're dependable, compassionate, and ready to do work that matters, we want to hear from you. We are hiring now, apply today!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Home of Guiding Hands is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.