PT Direct Support Professional

We are offering a $750.00 sign on bonus and  paid certifications!

Looking to have a rewarding career making a difference in your community? Join our team! Hope House Foundation is currently accepting applications for a part-time Direct Support Professional who likes birds in Norfolk near Military Highway. 

For 55 years we have been providing services to adults with developmental disabilities living in our community. Working for Hope House Foundation means the opportunity to partner with a successful non-profit organization in a great environment. Don’t just take our word for it, our employees say: Working at Hope House gives me joy and a new perspective when I walk down the street every day; Hope House Foundation understands that you have to have a real balance between your work life and home life."

The schedule of this position:

Sunday 8:00am-1:00pm

Monday 4:00pm-8:00pm

Tuesday 3:0pm-10:00pm

Friday 3:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday 2:00pm-8:00pm; 3:00pm-9:00pm

The hourly wages for this position is $15.41-$18.41.

Hope House provides over 50 hours of classroom training for this position.A rewarding, challenging, and fun job!

Duties to include:

• Teach and assist persons served by Hope House Foundation, in completing activities associated with a daily living routine; those activities include, but are not limited to cooking, cleaning, laundry, hygiene, meal planning and preparation, grocery shopping, banking, transportation, obtaining and giving medications as prescribed, relocation, etc.
• Use personal vehicle during work hours, as needed, to carry out services as described.
• Assist persons served in integrating into the community and spending leisure time engaged in activities that the individual enjoys.
• Provide guidance and behavioral support, read, understand, and implement behavioral support plans/interventions as described for each individual.
• Provide emergency first aid should occasion arise, and assist persons served in obtaining prompt medical attention from a qualified professional when necessary.
• Adhere to the Hope House Foundation Employee Code of Ethics and Supported Living Guidelines.
• Attend the monthly team meeting, quarterly agency-wide meeting, agency-wide retreat, and other meetings, training, in-services, etc. as defined by the team leader.Run errands outside of the office when needed, and test fire alarm systems.

• Willing to attend a Red Cross First Aid training that we pay you to attend
• Willing to attend a Medication Management training that we pay you to attend
• Want to learn and grow professionally
• Ability to carry out the physical requirements of this position which include but are not limited to: lifting up to 50 pounds several times per shift as needed, ascending and descending stairs several times per shift, pushing and pulling wheelchairs and sitting, standing, and walking for periods of time throughout a shift as needed.
• Must have a valid Drivers License.
• Must have reliable transportation during work hours.