Direct Support Professional II (Group Home) Weekends

At MHMR Concho Valley, our mission is “Working together to help people help themselves.”

If you are serious about making a difference, we guarantee you’ll love being a part of the MHMR Concho Valley.

The Direct Support Professional II (DSP II) position is assigned a shift where the job requirements will involve training and support services for people with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Assignments may include group home shifts, community services such as training/appointments/respite & office duties. Work involves providing rehabilitative services with the goal of assisting each person to become as independent as possible. The Direct Support Professional II position provides daily living, personal hygiene, social skills training and behavioral management skills training, as needed, for each person. Additional duties may include general maintenance of Center vehicles and cleaning duties around the home. Services provided are to be delivered in a timely manner and accuracy of documentation is a requirement. The Direct Support Professional II position provides all services in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code for HCS & TxHmL and the IDD Service Definition Manual provided by DADS.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, & EXPERIENCE

• Position requires either a High School Diploma, GED, or 3 letters of reference and the completion of a MHMR Concho Valley competency test.
• Six (6) months experience in therapeutic work preferred.  

ESSENTIAL TASKS

• Knowledge of behavioral direct support techniques as well as the ability to perform PMAB techniques.
• Skills to sufficiently administer CPR or First Aid in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of personal assistance techniques such as: assisting with eating, bathing, and toileting, and nursing tasks delegated by the RN. 
• Knowledge of turning and lifting techniques is required.
• Interpersonal skills for positive interactions with people served and co-workers are required.
• Skills necessary to read, understand and act upon written material and verbal requests.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Must be reliable to cover the entire weekend shift 

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Texas Driver’s License required.
• Must not have more than 3 moving violations in the last 3 years.
• Must be insurable and remain insurable on Center’s insurance.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

SHIFT

Weekends - Saturday 12 a.m. through Sunday 11:59 p.m.

This position is a live-in and automatically accumulates 8 hours of overtime per week

Dept - 5400

Salary - $2253

BENEFITS

We offer competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and life insurance, retirement and 457 plan, other voluntary benefits, vacation, employee choice days, sick time off and holidays.  https://mhmrcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Employee-Benefits-Sheet-05-2024.pdf

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

All applicants applying for positions at MHMRCV, please select "Apply On Company Site", then follow the steps and attach resume. 

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled. 

For questions, please email Jobs@mhmrcv.org.