Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professional Primary Location: FL-FLDaytona Beach-1725 5th St Function: Direct Support Professional (Care Givers) Organization: Redwood FloridaMENTOR Founded in 1997, Florida MENTOR, a partner of The MENTORNetwork, offers home and community-based services to adults and children withintellectual and developmental disabilities and to youth with emotional,behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their familiesthroughout the Sunshine state. We offera range of services-including Therapeutic Foster Care and residential livingoptions for adults-including our innovative Host Home program. Description Everybody needs a job but only extraordinary people workhere. Our Direct Care team is fun, creative, and dedicatedto making a difference every day in the lives of the people we serve. Theheart of what we do is support people with Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities of all ages. As a Caregiver (Direct Support Professional, DSP)with Florida MENTOR, you'll be one of those extraordinary people. This positionsupports individuals we serve in residential settings. We seek a compassionateperson to successfully provide assistance with daily activities such as mealpreparation and planning, medication administration, and personal care. In thisrole you will also facilitate community involvement by accompanying individualson outings in the community or providing transportation to work or otheractivities. Our Caregivers also partnerwith clinical staff to support the therapeutic and behavioral plans in place. Are you interested in working with people with intellectualand developmental disabilities, and are you looking for a meaningful change inyour work life? If you have a passion for those we serve... we want to hearfrom you!Company Description:The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. The MENTOR Network is one of shared values and resources, an organization offering those who work with us and those we serve the benefits of a strong national structure. Tying The Network together is a well-defined set of policies, procedures and quality standards that create a level of support and consistency unavailable elsewhere. Our strategy of marrying our mission and values with business discipline and capital creation is unique. The resources of The MENTOR Network enable the organization to invest in systems that make excellence possible and we apply those systems in a way that directly benefits people with a range of needs, with impressive results.