Direct Support Professional **Hillcrest Family Services** 1 Positions ID: 141208 Posted On 08/29/2024 **Job Overview** **Full-time, 1st shift (6:00a.m.-2:00p.m.) &** **2nd shift (2:00p.m.- 10p.m.)** **Part-time, 1st & 2nd Shift** **Direct Support Professional (DSP) with our Residential Team!** **Base rate of $15.00-$18.00 with shift differentials of $2.00-$3.00 per hour, based off shift type!** _Join a caring and dedicated team of professionals that help people with a variety of challenges within our several 5 bed group homes and a 60+ bed care facility._ **Your Role** + Coach people to appropriately cope with emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and other struggles. + Role model and coach individuals with activities of daily living (cooking, cleaning, showering, hygiene, shopping, and managing money). + Participate and plan recreational activities. + Learn and implement Evidence Based Mental Health Programs with clients. + Learn skills to de-escalate emotionally charged individuals. + Ensure the safety of all those involved (monitor meals, behaviors, activities). + Demonstrate teamwork with other roles (nurses, prescribers, therapists, and support staff). + Communicate to the team through daily documentation and reports. **What You Need** + High school diploma or equivalent required (GED or NCR accepted). **What Makes You Stand Out** + Good teamwork mentality and client focused work ethic. + Prior experience working with adults who have chronic mental health challenges. + Valid driver’s license and ability to meet agency driving requirements. + Prior experience with health care documentation. + CPR/First Aid certification. **About the Program** Hillcrest's **Adult Residential Services** operates several 5 bed group homes and a 60+ bed care facility for adults who have a mental health diagnosis. Serving as a steppingstone from hospitalizations to independent living, these programs provide supervision in a safe, secure, and protected environment, with the following support: + 24 hour staffing and supervision + Individual counseling and care coordination + Mental health support + Medication management + Social and community integration + Physical and emotional health development + Recreational activities (structured and unstructured) + Daily living skills education and instruction **About the Organization** Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists adults and children in need of help. Every day, Hillcrest builds confidence in hundreds of people and families. We strive to be a leading provider in supporting brain health and wellness. We’re a place where compassion is commonplace. Where our passion soars and faith restores. **COVID-19 Vaccination Not Required** Primary Contact 315333 Human Resources , 563-557-8211 Phone Phone Phone 563-207-5051 Fax humanresources@hillcrest-fs.org Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Food and Beverage Health Care Human and Social Services Location Iowa City, IA Job Type Employee Full/Part Company ID 1066 Job REQ # 141208 \# Positions 1 Start Date 20240829 End Date 20241020 Featured Job TH Ad TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Director of Child Development Center MercyOne NURSING SERVICES DIRECTOR Anamosa State Penitentiary Direct Support Professional III -- Behavior 3-day Hills & Dales Direct Support Professional Hillcrest Family Services Executive Director Camp Albrecht Acres Clerical/Billing Support Specialist | Lab | FT MercyOne Direct Support Professional - DSP Home Community B Hills & Dales 2nd Shift Direct Support Professional Dubuque or D Area Residential Care 2nd Shift Direct Support Professional Dyersville, Area Residential Care Occupational Health Physician Medical Director - D UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **Share this Job** Hillcrest Family Services **About the Company** Founded in 1896, Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit health and human services provider, accredited by the Joint Commission, that assists children, adults, and families in need of help. In 2020, we delivered innovative, collaborative, and resourceful care to 30,648 children, adults, and families from 52 Iowa counties, 6 Illinois counties, and 4 Wisconsin counties in an effort to ensure they were safe, secure, and well. Our nearly 400 Hillcrest team members in 30+ programs served our clients while upholding our core values - Compassion for All, Trustworthiness, Collaboration, and Community Involvement. With primary programming and administrative offices in Dubuque, Hillcrest also operates programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Maquoketa, Clinton, Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Wapello, and Ottumwa. Mission: _Meeting people as they are today; Guiding them to where they want and need to be tomorrow. ~Help for today, Hope for tomorrow~_