Are you looking for a fulfilling career that helps your local community members live a vibrant and independent life? Horizon Project is the place for you!

We are hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). As a DSP, you get to support adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in their journey to live a full and dignified life, both in their homes and in the community. Accompany our clients when they go fishing, attend the fair, or shop for clothing! Support them as they pursue their personal and professional goals! Have a positive impact on your community! Make a difference in someone's life!

We offer full-time, part-time, and on-call positions. Our full-time employees work a consistent schedule every week. Overtime is available but not mandatory. We provide extensive paid on the job training to help you successfully help others!

No prior experience is required!

Starting Wage: $15.00 - $17.50 per hour depending on experience, with annual raises!

Essential Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Following medical procedures regarding dispensing, administering, and documenting client medication, notifying appropriate persons of client injuries and accidents, and scheduling client medical appointments and follow ups.
• Following safety procedures including understanding evacuation plans, maintaining current CPR Certification (paid training provided), and ensuring a clean and safe living environment for the clients
• Following program procedures regarding client service plans, individual support plans, and action plans.
• Following financial procedures regarding client and household bank accounts and petty cash.
• Assisting with client care including bathing, dental hygiene, transportation, housekeeping, and cooking.
• Following professional behavior standards by communicating with teammates and supervisors, being open to suggestions for improvement, maintaining proper attendance, and respecting the dignity of teammates and clients

Benefits

Full time employees qualify for our benefits package which includes partially company paid medical, dental, and vision. Additional benefits include fully company paid life insurance, disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and worldwide travel assistance! Employees also earn paid vacation time, paid sick time, and holiday pay (Subject to waiting periods).

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  Must be at least 18 years of age, clear an Oregon State background check, and urine drug test.
• Must have a valid driver's license that is insurable by Horizon Project's auto insurance provider (if applying to a shift with a driving requirement. Non-driving shifts are available)
• Must complete CPR & First Aid training within first 90 days of employment (Paid training is provided).
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing, clearly and effectively, in English.

Physical Demands

Physical demands include assisting in all aspects of activities of daily living for clients, transporting clients, and travelling from location to location as needs dictate. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to handle documents and/or objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, military service, veteran status, receipt of public assistance, because of a juvenile criminal record that has been expunged, genetic and family medical history information, physical or mental disability, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, when recruiting, hiring, training, transferring or promoting employees at all levels.

Contact Information

Milton-Freewater Office: (541) 938-5658