Direct Support Professional - Behavior Supports

Job Description

Salary: $17.50 - $19.50

Love caregiving? Want a meaningful job supporting Adults with Disabilities? Want a great schedule? This is the job for you!

Direct Support Professionals at Merrick, Inc. support clients with behaviors to earn a meaningful wage through work contracts every day! As a DSP, you will assist clients in developing job skills by encouraging them to complete work tasks, track their time, and work on positive behavior techniques, all while focusing on their person-centered plans. Merrick, Inc. is the largest Day Program in Ramsey County, with more than 400 clients in our employment, vocational rehabilitation, and life enrichment programs!

We have a 60-year history of leadership in person-centered planning, self-advocacy, meaningful work options, and community inclusion.

• Monday – Friday, 6:30 am – 2:30 pm set schedule. NO Weekends!
• 10 paid holidays per year!
• 6 different health insurance options through Medica.
• 3% 403B retirement match.
• 10 hours of accrued PTO per month.
• Free life insurance for all employees & dependents.
• A great work environment & clients to work with!

• Work with clients on positive behavior techniques and their person-centered plans.
• Encourage clients to reach their personal and employment goals.
• Provide support, redirecting, and de‑escalation to clients during challenging behavior situations.
• Train and monitor clients to perform work‑related jobs.
• Be engaged throughout the day with clients.
• Complete client paperwork and attendance.
• Meet the transportation needs of clients including assisting in loading and unloading clients safely and reliably.
• Assist clients in personal cares such as, toileting, feeding, and preparing meals, as needed.

• High School Diploma.
• Experience working and assisting clients with challenging behaviors and de‑escalation.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to use electronic devices including databases and internet‑based applications.
• Ongoing commitment to strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace.
• Commitment to promoting a safe and hazard‑free work environment.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug/alcohol test following a conditional job offer.

We are dedicated to building a diverse team of employees who have a ongoing commitment to strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

If you are excited about this role and you feel that you would be an asset to this position, regardless of your experience, we highly encourage you to apply. We value people for all life, education, and work experience.

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential responsibilities of this position successfully. The employee must be able to continually sit, stand, walk, and communicate throughout each day. The employee must also be able to stoop, bend, kneel, twist, run, reach, push, pull, regularly move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally move up to 50 pounds.

This may include moving clients who cannot support their own weight or pushing and pulling wheelchairs used by clients weighing 100-200 pounds.