Direct Support Professional PT (Carnegie)

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL PART TIME (Carnegie/South Hills)

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree OR High School Diploma or Equivalency and 1 year of direct care experience.

• Valid Driver's license

• Ability to operate an organizational vehicle

• Act 33/34/73 clearances

• Pre-employment screening

SCHEDULE:

Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Saturday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Sunday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Hours may vary according to program needs.

Great Benefits Package: (Benefits start Day 1 of employment)

• 403B with employer match

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Life Insurance

• Paid Holiday Days

• Plus more.........

ABOUT YOU

We believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide all of our activities. We're looking for employees who are upbeat, professional, dependable, flexible, compassionate, and can remain composed in stressful situations. If this sounds like you, please apply today!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're currently looking for a part time Direct Service Professional (FLOATER) to provide support and to the individuals with Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders living in our residential homes. The DSP (Part Time Floater) would work among the four programs in our pod. These programs are located in Carrick, Bethel Park, Carnegie and Baldwin. A nice benefit of this position is the ability to work with many different colleagues and to support individuals of varying abilities. While you will be scheduled among these programs according to need, you will always work the same days and the same shifts, giving you consistency that you can plan around.

You'll work with all of the individuals living in our homes and be involved with the planning of services/activities for the daily success of those we serve. We believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide all of our activities. You might cook, clean, bathe, manage medications, take residents to appointments or on fun outings, interact with family members, and support residents with coping skills.

ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY

We're a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area's most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help - and hope - to people who are experiencing:

• Mental illness and substance abuse

• Physical health needs

• Intellectual disabilities

• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran