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Merakey is hiring a Direct Support Professional to provide adult day program activities and personal support to individuals with developmental disabilities. The role includes vocational training, independent-living and cognitive development, social skills, leisure, mobility, and sensory and perceptual motor skills, and may involve implementing programs on a substitute basis. The position pays $18 per hour with a high school diploma or $20 per hour with a college degree, plus an additional $2 per hour for the enhanced pay program. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement options, paid access to pay, counseling and legal services, tuition reimbursement, and other employee benefits. A related bachelor's degree is preferred, but an associate degree with IDD experience is accepted; a valid driver's license, age 18 or older, flexibility, organizational skills, creativity, and IDD experience are required.
