Direct Support Professional – Days

Job overview

The Direct Support Professional – Days role is onsite in Newton, IA, with weekday and every-other-weekend availability. Pay is $16.35 per hour, and the posting also offers a $500 sign-on bonus. Progress Industries’ mission is to support people in having a fulfilling life in their community.

What you'll do

• Provide support, skill training, and therapeutic instruction to people served
• help individuals develop, maintain, increase, or maximize independence in self-care and physical, mental, and emotional health and development
• promote socialization, community inclusion, leisure, and communication skills
• and work with people served, their families, Progress Industries staff, and community members to achieve quality outcomes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

direct support professional

days

newton ia

progress industries

disability support

community inclusion

skill training

therapeutic instruction

independent living

self-care support

$16.35 per hour

$500 sign-on bonus

weekdays and every other weekend

paid training

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Immediate access to paid time off, vacation, employer-paid portions of medical and prescription premiums, employee dental and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plan with employer contributions after one year, paid training, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, referral bonus, and education bonus.

Why this role

The posting offers set schedules and describes a nonprofit organization supporting people with physical and intellectual disabilities in central Iowa.

About the employer

Progress Industries is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.