Live In Flex Direct Support Professional

This position includes residence in a private, self-contained apartment on site. The apartment is its own separate unit, fully independent from the members' living space, so you have your own home and privacy when you're off the clock. Living on site is a condition of employment.

You'll help members build connections, grow their skills, and live the lives they choose. That means modeling healthy relationships, communicating effectively, and encouraging independence and self-determination every day. You'll help maintain a safe, supportive home where each person is treated with dignity and respect, and where their interests, culture, and needs come first. You'll also represent Waypoint professionally in the community and with families and guardians, always upholding our values of ethics, responsibility, and confidentiality.

• Experience in direct support or caregiving, with preference for one or more of the following credentials:
  PSS, CNA, CRMA, or DSP certification
• Flexibility and reliability to adapt your schedule across two programs
• Strong communication skills and a team-first attitude
• A genuine commitment to person-centered support and helping others thrive

Waypoint is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support and empower children and adults with intellectual and other disabilities to reach their fullest potential.

The Live-In Flex Direct Support Professional (Live-In Flex DSP) provides direct support across the Mechanic Falls and South Paris residential homes, flexing a 40-hour weekly schedule to meet each program’s coverage needs. This is a live-in position: residing in the designated onsite apartment at Sunrise Drive as a condition of employment.

The role of the Live-In Flex DSP is to support members within Waypoint to be connected to others by modeling healthy relationships, engaging in effective communication, and supporting independence — improving skills, promoting self-determination, encouraging personally satisfying lifestyles, and fostering growth to the greatest extent possible. The Live-In Flex DSP maintains a safe and supportive environment in which members are treated with dignity and respect, and supports the interests, culture, and needs of the people we serve.

The Live-In Flex DSP works successfully within a team and professionally represents Waypoint in the community, with parents and guardians, and within each member’s residence, exemplifying professional values, ethics, responsibility, and confidentiality.

• Full-time, 40 hours per week. Hours flex across the Mechanic Falls and South Paris homes based on program and scheduling needs; days and shifts vary, and may include overnight shifts and weekends, and are assigned to meet coverage.
• Shift and program placement are determined by the Workforce Manager, with input from the assigned House Manager.

• This position is not eligible for premium or shift-differential pay.

• Living onsite is a requirement of this position. The Live-In Flex DSP resides in the designated onsite apartment at Sunrise Drive.
• Housing is provided as part of the role at no cost to the employee (no rent).
• The residency arrangement is governed by a separate housing agreement.

• Provide flex coverage across the Mechanic Falls and South Paris homes based on program and scheduling needs, working varying shifts and days as assigned to…