Direct Support Professional Lead - Mora - 1p-9p Tues-Fri & Every Other Weekend!

**Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience, and well-being as a DSP Lead! 40 hours/week: Tuesday-Friday and every other Saturday & Sunday 1p-9p!** Location: Mora Villa - 105 Villa Dr, Mora, MN 55051 Currently offering a generous $1,000 sign on bonus! Compensation: $18.00/hour Schedule: - 40 hr/wk: Tu-F 1p-9p, & every other Sat & Sun 1p-9p Responsible for the supervision and support of persons with developmental and/or mental disabilities in a group home setting and acts as an informal leader on the team. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Promotes and assists in the development of a safe, wholesome, orderly, and therapeutic living environment for the residents. - Provides and participates in recreational, educational, and social activities that meet resident's physical, intellectual, and social needs. - Provides life skills training. - Drives residents to activities in the organization's van as needed. - Provides medication administration to program participants. - Assists with menu planning, and grocery shopping. - Assists with staff scheduling. - Assists with everyday household needs. - Observes, reports, and documents resident behaviors and actions. - Effectively and professionally communicates with all members of the treatment team, program participant families, and other outside professionals. - Participate and moderate program group meetings. - Provide a healthy and appropriate model for residents to emulate. - Assures proper medical care is provided as needed by residents. - Assists with medical appointments. - Assists with staff training. - Respond appropriately, as prescribed by program, to crisis situations as they occur. Understand and apply principles, as determined by program, of behavior management. - Know, understand, and follow program and organizational policies, rules and procedures - Display proficiency working with staff and residents of different cultural and/or gender backgrounds. - Assures program participant privacy is maintained by being knowledgeable and following HIPAA privacy and security regulations. - Covering direct care shifts as needed for essential coverage which may result in possible overtime. - Must be able to work regularly scheduled working hours, typically evenings and weekends. - Other duties as assigned. Job Highlights: - Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance - 403(b) Retirement Plan - HSA & FSA Programs - Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability - Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs - Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days) Education/Experience: - High School diploma or GED with 3 or more full time years of related work experience (6,000 hours) - Or any diploma related to Human Services with 2 or more full time years of related work experience (4,000 hours) - Or an AA or BA related to Human Services with 1 or more full time years of related work experience (2,000 hours) - Or a minimum of 6 months or more of exemplary performance as a VOA DSP Other Requirements: - Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. - Ability to work with a diverse population of individuals by using tact, diplomacy, and flexibility. - Utilize basic reasoning skills including analytical, creative problem solving, decision making, independent judgment, and negotiating/mediating. - Basic medical care experience. - Crisis intervention techniques. - Valid driver’s license with a good driving record. - At all times dress in a manner that is functional, clean, and appropriate. The Disability Services division is dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency, independence and active community engagement for individuals with developmental disabilities of any age. Support services may be provided in the consumer's home, in their local community, or in a residential setting. Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adoles…