Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Join our Growing Family! Metzcor is seeking caring, compassionate, and energetic individuals to join our team as Direct Support Professionals. As a Direct Support Professional, you will play a crucial role in the lives of the participants who attend our programs. Not only will you have the opportunity to make a positive impact each day in and out of the classroom, but you will have an opportunity for continued professional development.

DSP Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and guidance to participants while maintaining appropriate staff-to-participant ratios.
• Assist in structuring activities that are important to the person and for the person in accordance with each participants' goals
• Assist with daily living activities, including preparing lunch meals/snacks and assisting with personal hygiene.
• Develop a rapport with participants to cultivate a positive, safe and supportive relationship.
• Document participant progress notes, attendance, and goals on a daily basis.
• Transport participants to and from community outings while ensuring their safety and comfort.
• Participate in activities and community outings with enthusiasm and encourage the participants to try new things that may be of interest to them.
• Teach participants life skills that promote independence such as money management, appropriate behaviors, social skills, building healthy relationships, anger management etc.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by completing all cleaning tasks assigned daily.
• All other tasks as deemed necessary by management

Skills:

• Proficient use of technology: Ability to use different software applications to read ISP plans, document goals, attendance, and progress on a daily basis.
• Experience working with diverse populations: Ability to adapt instruction to meet the needs of participants from various backgrounds and abilities
• Classroom management: Strong classroom management skills to create a structured and supportive learning environment
• Effective communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with colleagues and managers.
• Comfortable driving and maneuvering a commercial transit van.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:
High School Diploma, GED or suitable equivalent

Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and be on your feet for up to 8 hours a day.

Maintain a current driver’s license and good driving record with less than five points

Pass a criminal background check and all exclusion list checks as required by DODD

Pass a drug test

Joining our team as a Direct Support Professional offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our participants. If you possess the skills and compassion required for this role, APPLY NOW at https://www.metzcor.com/careers

Metzcor, LLC is a family-owned, DODD-certified agency in Cincinnati, OH that provides services to individuals with disabilities outside of their homes on a community campus with a classroom-based setting.

Metzcor's mission is to enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities by providing them with opportunities to be valued and contributing members of our community. Metzcor seeks to operate as a pillar in the community, working to improve every aspect of the lives of our participants, our participants' families, and our staff.