PT DSP - Residential Behavioral Health

PT DSP - Residential Behavioral Health

Hourly Pay: $20.44/hour + $2.50/hour for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.

Work Schedules: Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday): 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m., or 12:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is hiring a Part-Time Direct Support Professional (DSP) for our MH Regional Supervised Housing (RSH) Program. This residential care position provides direct care and mental health support to adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), helping them maintain stability, develop daily living skills, and increase independence in the community.

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of direct care experience working with adults with serious mental illness.

What You'll Do

Provide direct care, mental health support, and supervision to adults in a community-based residential setting. Assist with daily routines, medication support, meal preparation, household tasks, appointments, and activities that build independence.

Encourage individuals to participate in behavioral health, medical, and community services based on their needs and goals. Support participation in vocational programs, volunteer opportunities, and employment when appropriate.

Monitor behavioral and emotional well-being, report significant changes, maintain accurate documentation, and communicate with supervisors and other support team members.

Help individuals make choices, build on their strengths, and take an active role in their daily lives.

About Regional Supervised Housing (RSH)

The MH Regional Supervised Housing Program provides a structured residential care environment for adults with serious mental illness who can receive support outside of a psychiatric facility.

The program promotes independence, stability, access to needed services, and reduced psychiatric hospital admissions. Staff provide individualized support based on each person's needs and goals.

Make an Impact

Bring your direct care experience to H-NNCSB and help adults with SMI maintain stability, build independence, and stay connected to their communities.

Apply today! Interviews are currently being scheduled for qualified candidates.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.