Direct Support Professional - Festus/Hillsboro Evening Shift Full-Time - Pony Bird, Inc.

Seeking compassionate and mission minded people to join our Pony Bird Team. What do we do?

We provide comprehensive, high-quality supports and services for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities in a fun, enriching, and supportive environment. Do you enjoy empowering people? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life? If so, Pony Bird is the place for you. Pony Bird's core values of compassion, dignity, respect, integrity, and teamwork drive our programs and services. We pride ourselves on our commitment to going above and beyond for our employees with benefits including:

STARTING PAY OF $19.00

Weekend Shift Differential $2.00

Evening Shift Differential $2.00

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE PEOPLE WE SUPPORT

PAID TRAINING

PAID BENEFITS

The scheduled days are Monday - Friday (4 days) with rotating weekends.

Hours: 2:45pm - 11:15pm

We are looking for people to join our team at our DeSoto location immediately. Apply now and see how you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities.

This position assists the individuals served by Pony Bird with their daily living needs such as feeding, exercising, bathing, hygiene needs, dressing, and etc. in order to ensure their personal comfort, cleanliness, health and happiness. Staff also support them with activities and accompany them on various outings in the community.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• At least 18 years old (over 21 preferred)
• Reliable
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to follow oral and written directions and problem solve
• Demonstrate patience, sensitivity, and positive attitude towards persons experiencing severe to profound developmental disabilities
• Ability to act quickly and calmly in emergency situations (accidents, seizures, fire, etc.)
• Light computer skills to include data entry and word processing
• Work requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Learn more about what it's like to be a member of the Pony Bird team at www.ponybird.org/news

Pony Bird, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/D/V/SO