Program Coordinator (Lead DSP)

Company Description

At Dungarvin, we are creating something special. As an industry leader for over 45 years, we are looking to add compassionate and caring individuals to our staff who strive to provide the best-in-class care for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

If you are passionate about providing care and are willing to challenge yourself daily to make a positive impact on the lives of those you care for, we want YOU on our team.

We Offer:

• Hourly Rate: Starting $20.50/hour
• Full-time
• Opportunities for internal growth & career advancement
• Medical, Dental, Vision for eligible full-time employees.
• Supplementary insurance
• Paid Training and Referral bonus Program
• FREE Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan available with match
• PayActiv – Access 50% of your wages before pay day
• Verizon Wireless and Dell employee discounts
• PTO that increases with tenure
• Pet Insurance

Job Description

The Program Coordinator (PC) is the lead DSP staff for one residential group home program and will be responsible providing direct support, hands-on instruction, assistance, and positive direction to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) in a manner that ensures their health, safety, successful achievement of service objectives, and personal goals.

The schedule for this role will be Tuesday-Saturday (Tues/Weds and Fri/Sat 1-9pm and Thursdays 9am-5pm) 

This is not a supervisory role. The Program Coordinator reports directly to the Program Director.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Enrich and support the lives of our residents while maintaining a safe and healthy environment
• Provide companionship and personalized care while encouraging independence and self-care.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, and eating.
• Prepare meals and snacks. May include grocery shopping.
• Perform light housekeeping and laundry duties.
• Assist with transportation needs.
• Provide mobility and transfer assistance, which may include using mechanical lift devices.
• Administrative duties such as assisting with schedules, documentation and follow-up of individual and program related issues, ensuring compliance with policies and Oregon Administrative Rules, and one-on-one training of staff 
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities required. Prior experience in residential services preferred
• Must be at least 18 years old 
• Valid driver's license required
• Reliable transportation with ability to use personal vehicle on the job 
• Have a passion to help others 
• People-oriented and have a team approach 
• Dependable, adaptable, flexible 
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions 
• Must be able to provide references 
• Able to attend two weeks of PAID in-house orientation and training 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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