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Become a Direct Service Worker and help improve the life of someone with a disability or chronic illness.

If you believe you have the special personality and desire to make a difference in the life of someone with a disability, we would love to talk with you! Our dedicated Coordinators and administrative staff are prepared to help you have a fulfilling employment experience providing Direct Care for someone special. Direct Service Workers provide essential help with Activities of Daily Living in order to assist persons with disabilities to live with as much dignity and independence as possible. Tasks involved in the job of a Direct Service Worker could include:

• Companionship for a person who cannot be left alone because of a physical or cognitive impairment.
• Teaching adults with disabilities skills necessary to manage living by themselves.
• Assisting a child who has physical disabilities to participate in everyday school activities.
• Helping someone with bathing, dressing, toileting, or getting in and out of bed.
• Checking a person’s temperature, pulse, blood pressure or taking their medicine.
• Assisting people with grocery shopping, running errands and community recreation.
• Helping with meal preparation, eating, or housekeeping.

If you are a professional dedicated to quality work and believe providing services to persons with special needs is your calling, then Gulf Coast Social Services is the right employer for you. We only consider the best qualified applicants for employment because we believe persons with special needs deserve only the best qualified Care Companions. To be considered for employment, an applicant must pass a criminal background check, as per Louisiana R. S. 40:1300.52 et seq. and a motor vehicle records check. At the time of hire, the following will be required for employment:

• Social Security Card.
• Proof of a valid Driver’s License.
• Proof of current auto liability insurance.
• Unlimited access to a reliable vehicle in safe operating condition with a current inspection sticker.

Gulf Coast Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $9.00 - $10.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 36 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Application Question(s):

• Please list your availability for shifts (include days and hours):

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person