Direct Support Professional - Overnight Shift | Cedar Lake Lodge; La Grange

• Base Pay $17.00 - $20.68 / Hour
• Job Category Direct Support Services
• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Location:
Cedar Lake Lodge
- La Grange, KY

Schedule:
Full-time | Overnight Shift (11:00 PM - 7:00 AM)

Rotation:
Every other weekend required

Pay:
Starting at $17.00/hour + $2.00/hour overnight differential

Provide calm, consistent care through the night.

As an Overnight Direct Support Professional (DSP), you play a vital role in maintaining a safe, stable, and supportive environment while individuals rest. You'll focus on observation, documentation, and responding to needs throughout the night - ensuring continuity of care and preparing the next shift for success.

This role is ideal for someone who works well independently, stays attentive in quieter environments, and values consistency and structure.

Cedar Lake is a Kentucky-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential and community-based services. Our teams work together to provide dependable, person-centered care that promotes well-being and quality of life.

• Weekly Pay
• PTO accrual begins day one (eligible after 60 days)
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Eligibility for year-end bonus opportunities

The DSP provides general and specialized care and support to each individual. The care and support include activities of daily living, productive activities, and leisure activities as appropriate. The DSP will provide active treatment, safety, and supervision to individuals of the lodge while promoting inclusion in the community. 1:4/1:5 ratios.

• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each Individual’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Maintain knowledge of the Individuals’ plan of care and provides support to the Individuals according to their Individual Program Plan (IPP).
• Contributes to the care planning process by providing the Nurse or other members of the Interdisciplinary Team with specific information and observations of the Individual’s needs and preferences.
• Attends to the needs of the Individuals we support – assistance with bathing, dressing grooming, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, and/or other needs in keeping with the Individuals’ care requirements.
• Fully understands all aspects of Individuals’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse.
• Responsible for immediately reporting to the facility administrator incidents or evidence of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or violation of Individuals’ rights.
• Assists in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment. Reports environmental deficiencies to the Nurse (such as lighting or equipment problems).
• Protects and assist with the care of the personal belongings of each Individual we support – including wheelchairs, eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, and memorabilia. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy and participates in efforts to locate missing items.
• Assist with/complete laundry for his/her assigned suite and the Individuals we support.
• Assist with meal preparation and eating with the Individuals we support.
• Observes Individuals for changes in condition or behavior and promptly reports these changes to appropriate personnel.
• Provides care that maintains each Individual’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and/or other damage by changing incontinent Individuals, turning,…