Direct Support Professional – Community Home

Job overview

The Direct Support Professional – Community Home role is onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Greentree area. Pay is $17 per hour, and the posting also advertises a $1,000 signing bonus. Allegheny Community Home Care’s stated mission includes providing consistently high-quality services and supporting dignity, safety, choice, and inclusion. The professional provides companion support to adults with intellectual disabilities in a community home, helping with personal outcomes and activities of daily living. The role also includes recreational activities, appointments, documentation, communication about concerns, and following supervisor instructions during crises.

What you'll do

• Provide companion support and general assistance with activities of daily living
• support individual outcomes
• accompany individuals on recreational trips and medical appointments
• engage residents in leisure activities
• complete job-related documentation
• communicate concerns to the lead supervisor
• follow crisis instructions
• complete annual human-services training and medication-administration training.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

direct support professional

community home

pittsburgh pa

greentree

allegheny community home care

$17/hr

$1,000 signing bonus

intellectual disabilities

activities of daily living

companion support

medical appointments

medication training

weekend availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) matching, dental and health insurance, paid time off, referral program, tuition reimbursement, and vision insurance.

Why this role

The posting lists an eight-hour shift and day, evening, night, holiday, overtime, and weekend availability; one year of direct-support experience and a driver’s license are required.

About the employer

Allegheny Community Home Care is hiring for this role. Industry: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. Sector: 62.