Direcy Support Associate
On-siteNew London, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Assist with the development of daily living skills and life activities while helping individuals identify and achieve their personal goals. Monitor the comfort and safety of people served, ensuring medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are met. Demonstrate emotional support while assisting with general housekeeping, meal preparation, and laundry duties. This role requires frequent physical activity including extended standing and lifting up to 40 pounds of force. You must be an effective communicator, always on time, and possess a natural instinct to help others feel safe and confident. No experience needed; thorough training is provided.
Required Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age
- Valid U.S. driver's license required, where applicable
- High school diploma or equivalent
- You have a passion for helping others
- You're an effective, clear communicator - both written and verbal
- You're practically always on time (or early) and strive to exceed expectations whenever possible
- You have excellent time management skills and are able to juggle multiple responsibilities while communicating honestly about your timelines, challenges, and questions
- You do whatever it takes and the phrase 'That's not my job' is not a part of your vocabulary
- When you hear the word inclusive or inclusion, you know that is you
- People are people and you consider yourself a people person!
- Desire to make a positive difference in people's lives
- Work requires frequent physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, squatting and balancing
- Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level and overhead
- Work requires occasional independent lifting up to 25 pounds, frequent push/pull up to 40 pounds of force and the ability to safely transfer 50 pounds
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