DD Support Aide - Direct Support Professional - Overnight/Weekends

Company: Help at Home
Location: Savannah
Posted on: January 10, 2021

Job Description:

Altrus/Help at Home is hiring experienced Direct Care Staff for DD Residents!

Why work for *Altrus and with our DD Community Living Arrangements residents? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our work is more important than ever and we are still hiring. Rest-assured we are taking necessary precautions to keep our clients and highly-valued DD Community Living Coaches safe with PPE and cleaning supplies. We encourage you to apply today!

Altrus LLC, a Help at Home Company, provides community living support services to individuals with developmental disabilities. We are currently seeking Developmental Disabilities Aides/Community Living Coaches for our homes in Savannah, GA for overnight weekend shifts, Saturday & Sunday 7pm-7am.

The Developmental Disabilities Support Aide/Community Living Coach provides direction and support in the activities of daily living for residents in company-operated group homes. The group home setting serves individuals in a safe and nurturing environment, where they may receive personal support, transportation, assistance with meal preparation and shopping. The Aide works to provide the services needed for each individual living in the home.

Altrus/Help at Home truly cares about our employees and we are proud to offer the following benefits:

* Paid time off (please note: this benefit only applies to certain shifts in the Savannah, GA area, so please ask your interviewer for more information)
* Flexible scheduling that allows employees to maintain unemployment and does not interfere with stimulus package relief
* Quarantine and Hazard pay for employees exposed to COVID on the job
* Health care plans with expanded medical coverage to ensure no-cost testing and greater flexibility in maintaining coverage (on HAH plans only)
* Help at Home Cares Fund to provide financial support for employees in need
* Industry-leading training and development opportunities
* Compassionate, professional management teams

Qualifications

* Must be at least 18 years old
* At least 1 year of experience working successfully with elderly and/or developmentally disabled individuals
* Ability to perform all personal support duties as needed to support the client's care plan
* Current driver's license
* Current TB screening
* Current CPR/First Aid certification
* CPI Certification
* High school diploma or GED (proof of education)
* Basic computer skills
* Fingerprints and acceptable criminal background report

In order to be employed by Altrus/Help at Home, candidates must comply with state background screening requirements. Compensation, benefits, time off and bonuses vary by state and location so please ask for complete details at your interview.

* Altrus, LLC is a Help At Home Company. Help At Home's mission is to be the leading national provider of high quality, person-centered care and support to the elderly and people with disabilities in their homes and community-based settings. Core to services are highly trained, compassionate and dependable caregivers supported by our local teams with the resources and expertise to deliver unsurpassed care. Our goal is to enable the highest level of personal independence and meaningful lives for our clients.

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