DSP - CPS/Walden Senior Citizens Center

Partners for Quality

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Community Support, Customer Support/Service, Developmental Disabilities, Driver's License, Employee Assistance Plan, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), High School Diploma, Home Care, Hospice Care, Leadership, Life Insurance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Nonprofit, Personal Care, Problem Solving Skills, Record Keeping, Regulations, Safety/Work Safety
LOCATION
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
POSTED
10 days ago
Overview:

ORGANIZATION: Citizen Care
DEPARTMENT: Community Living
POSITION: Direct Support Professional

SCHEDULE: M-F 8:00-4:00

HOURS: 40 Hours

 

Are you looking for more than just another job?  Or are you interested in a career with room to grow and to give back while helping others. Do you have experience as a CNA, Home Health Aide, Hospice Aide, or Caregiver? Join our team as a Direct Support Professional, we offer career advancement opportunities with increased wages. Read below to see all we have to offer, and the first step is to Apply Now!

 

Citizen Care Inc., a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., provides residential, day program, habilitation, supported employment opportunities and behavioral support services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are a non-profit organization, accredited by the Council on Quality & Leadership. Citizen Care has locations throughout the West Hills and South Hills of Allegheny County.

 

Responsible to the Assistant Executive Director and/or Director of Vocational and Community Supports for providing services to people with intellectual disabilities:

  • Treating people with dignity and respect
  • Encouraging personal discovery, development, and enhancing self-esteem
  • Promoting independence in all aspects of a person’s life
  • Encouraging each person to understand, exercise, and protect their rights and the rights of others
  • Helping each person to identify, realize and celebrate their hopes and dreams
  • Encouraging independence while at the same time providing supports as needed
  • Acting as a community ambassador representing the agency in a positive manner by demonstrating professionalism when with the general public/business contacts
  • Identifies, pursues, schedules, and coordinates opportunities for individuals to develop and retain relationships between program clients and community members
  • Helping to nurture volunteer opportunities by establishing contacts and remaining an active confidant during the experience(s)
  • Accompanying and assisting people during activities/trips up to 75% of the time
  • Interacting positively with people at all times
  • Problem solves and assists the program to overcome barriers ad challenges within the community
  • Provides behavioral supports including execution of individual plans, crisis plans, SEEP, TSP’s, etc.
  • Ensures the safety and welfare needs of the individuals during community inclusion
  • Complies with HIPPA regulations
  • Basic computer knowledge of e-mails, Word, Excel, MS Outlook
  • Assisting people to achieve/realize personal outcomes/personal goals including care
  • Assisting people with their health and dietary needs
  • Assisting people with safety and security
  • Accurate paperwork and record keeping, including but not limited to completion of all components of each individual’s Plan for Services and Supports
  • Assisting in the overall operations of the Community Participation Supports by providing a safe, healthy, and productive environment that nurtures success and fosters a rewarding experience for all people receiving services and employees
Responsibilities:

SCHEDULE / HOURS:

Full time - Daylight

 

LOCATION: Walden Senior Citizens Center

 

WAGE: $/ hour

 

BENEFITS

  • Full Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
  • $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • 16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
  • Wellness Days (2 per year)
  • Sick Time
  • 8 Paid Holidays
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Optional 401(k) with Employer match

 

WORK PERKS

  • Paid orientation and training
  • Free parking (select locations)
  • Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program

 

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

Complete an employment application online

Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org

 

 

Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer

EOE

 

Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma / GED
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Reliable means of transportation
  • Driver's license
  • One (1) year work experience providing services and supports to people with intellectual disabilities
  • The ability to lift and transfer without restrictions
  • Act 34 and if applicable, FBI clearances
Minimum Compensation: USD $17.00/Yr. Maximum Compensation: USD $17.00/Yr.

About the Company

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Partners for Quality

Partners For Quality Inc. (PFQ) is a private, non-profit organization based in Robinson Township. Partners For Quality provides administrative management to five subsidiary organizations that support local individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges. PFQ’s management services include Fiscal (including payroll), HR, IT and Communications – thus allowing subsidiaries to focus on their day-to-day priorities. Our subsidiaries include Allegheny Children’s Initiative, Citizen Care, Exceptional Adventures, Milestone Centers and the Partners For Quality Foundation.  Through these subsidiaries, we provide community-based supports and services to 5,000 adults and children with intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challenges in Allegheny County. 

Allegheny Children’s Initiative provides mental and behavioral health community-based services to children, adolescents and families throughout Allegheny County. Based in Pittsburgh’s South Side, we provide Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Service Coordination, Student Assistance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Family Based Mental Health programs. ACI has earned certification from the Council On Accreditation.

Citizen Care Inc. provides residential, day program, habilitation, supported employment opportunities and behavioral support services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are a non-profit organization, accredited by the Council on Quality & Leadership. Citizen Care has locations throughout the West Hills and South Hills of Allegheny County.

Exceptional Adventures has more than 40 years of experience providing vacation opportunities, social events and monthly dances for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our recreational and travel programs are designed to support guests in a wide variety of activities. Organized trips include motor coach, flight, train and cruise packages which are offered year-round.

Milestone Centers supports individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Our Agency oversees 20 residential settings, two outpatient offices, three adult training facilities, a prevocational enterprise program, a consumer drop-in center, habilitation services, and two Health Care Quality Units in Butler and Warren, which train professionals in 18 counties. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.

The Partners For Quality Foundation conducts fundraising for all organizational services and supports.  Partners For Quality Inc. receives operating funds through various sources, private gifts, grants and special events helping the agency go “above and beyond” basic needs. The Foundation’s goal is to build and strengthen PFQ’s support resources to supplement government dollars.

The Partners For Quality family of agencies is an equal opportunity employer. EOE.

COMPANY SIZE
1,000 to 1,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Parking, Prescription Drug Coverage, Professional Development, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Life Insurance, Military Leave
FOUNDED
1975
WEBSITE
http://www.pfq.org/