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Location
Independence
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full-time
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Now Hiring: Direct Support Professional
Location: Independence, MO
Schedule: Monday through Friday 9 am to 3:30 pm
Do you have a passion for helping others live their best life? At Phoenix Home Care & Hospice, we are looking for dedicated Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in both their homes and communities.
As a DSP, you will play an important role in helping clients reach their goals, build new skills, and enjoy meaningful experiences while providing compassionate support with daily living activities.
What We Offer:
- Weekly direct deposit
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Flexible scheduling options
- Paid training and continuing education
- Multiple major medical plans, including spousal coverage for part-time employees
- Unlimited referral bonuses
- Ongoing employee recognition
Your Day Might Include:
- Assisting with personal care and hygiene
- Helping with meal preparation and cleanup
- Supporting light housekeeping and laundry
- Offering companionship and encouragement
- Accompanying individuals to appointments, errands, or community activities
What You’ll Need:
- At least 18 years of age
- Minimum 1 year related DSP experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and current auto insurance
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to pass background and drug screenings
- Willingness to obtain CPR and First Aid training prior to your first shift
- Level 1 Med Aide Certification preferred
- Availability for at least one weekend per month
At Phoenix, we are taking the journey with you, creating new beginnings and meaningful opportunities for both our clients and team members.
Choose Phoenix. Apply today!
Our mission is to offer new beginnings and meaningful opportunities to our caregivers and clinicians while providing home care services to our clients built on innovation, skill, and Christ-like values of compassion, honesty, and patience.
Other facts
About Phoenix Home Care and Hospice
Our Core Values:
Our written core values reflect, in words, what is truly important to us as an organization. In our Mission we highlight the pillars of this culture: Compassion, Honesty and Patience. These descriptive words define our culture.
Also in our DNA, we find these valuable qualities…
Responsibility – We take full responsibility for our actions.
Respect – We treat each other and those we serve with equal and high-level respect.
Excellence – We strive to exceed the expectations standard in our industry – giving plus one service.
Empathy – In all that we do, we ask, “What would I want if it were me?”
Potential – We strive to help everyone reach their full potential in life.
Courage – With an optimistic and brave heart we face each challenge, celebrating successes and viewing failures as opportunities to grow.
Community – We are active participants in our communities…reaching out to be good neighbors.
Our Story
The story of the legend of the phoenix bird is a story of ever-changing growth and rebirth. The beautiful mythical creature reflected the lights and colors of the morning sunrise – – always chasing the light and capturing all that was beautiful. It is a symbol of constant rebirth, renewal and fresh starts. It is not a story of ashes but rather of beauty and upward thinking…(Isaiah 61:3).
Our energy is focused on improving quality of life, perpetuating positive attitudes and embracing the challenges life places before us with grace, respect and compassion.
Our catalyst to consistently rise to new heights is a combination of perpetual learning, measurement of success, looking through the eyes of those we serve and listening with the heart which causes us to pause and discover what is really important in each situation. Within the listening and the application of learning we find new beginnings.
…We are Phoenix Home Care.
What you'll do
- As a Direct Support Professional, you will assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their homes and communities. Your role includes helping clients reach their goals, build new skills, and provide support with daily living activities.
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