QUALIFICATIONS:Â
- Education: High School Diploma, GED, or College Degree
- Must be able to read at an 8th-grade level and pass the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA)
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Previous experience in health care, human services, with intellectual/developmental disabilities required
- Must complete DSP training program within 120 calendar days of hire. You must complete Keshet’s Transfer DSP training if you are already a DSP.
- Must complete and maintain First Aid and CPR certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
- Must complete medication administration training
- A criminal and Motor Vehicle record that meets company standards.
- A valid Driver’s license.
- Complete required training as assigned and promptly
- Ability to use computers fluently (Internet, Word, Outlook).
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Adept at performing multiple tasks at once.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Self-directed but willing to work in a team orientation setting.
- Understands and demonstrates ethical behavior and practices.
- Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with others.
- Patient, reliable, compassionate, and able to work independently.
- Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Problem Solving – assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, make recommendations, and/or resolve the problem.
- Adaptability – demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile, and/or tolerant in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency.
- Be respectful and follow Jewish culture and guidelines.
- Ability to represent program participants and program services in a professional manner
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Requires concentrated visual and auditory attention; requires frequent standing and walking; lifting and transferring individuals, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling; ability to work in environments that could include changes in temperature/humidity, dust, odors, noise, various allergens (both chemical and food-related) etc.; ability to work with individuals with disabilities, a variety of illnesses, and medical conditions; working indoors, outdoors, and in vehicles; works around and with others, and alone; may have to walk on slippery and uneven walking surfaces; expected to assist individuals receiving services with entering and exiting the vehicle, toileting, cleaning, bathing, cooking and other basic life skills.
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ABOUT KESHET
Keshet is a one-of-a-kind organization that brings classroom experiences, camps, sports, residential, social, and vocational activities for 600 people with disabilities each year. From the very start, Keshet has grown alongside our participants, creating a community of belonging where people of all abilities learn, play, work, live, and grow together.Â
Today, Keshet continues to flourish, with over 75 programs in the Chicago and Wisconsin area, four residential homes, 200 dedicated staff and lay leaders, dozens of community and corporate partners, and thousands of engaged donors around the world. Nurtured by respect, creativity, tenacity and unconditional love, Keshet makes a powerful difference in the lives of each child and adult with disabilities, their families, the community and beyond.
