DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Direct Support Professional is responsible to assist the consumer / participant in the GROWTH CPS program to develop skills necessary to achieve success and satisfaction in the community through accessing community resources and establishments, volunteer sites and work experiences. The DSP will demonstrate the ability to protect and maintain the health and safety of the consumer.

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) works together with GROWTH participants in the community. The DSP creates and facilitates daily outings designed to promote community integration, vocational skill development, build cultural identity, and connect participants with relevant opportunities to help meet their larger goals as participants of GROWTH. GROWTH participants may spend time in the community engaging in anything from cultural activities, museum visits, life skills-based excursions, volunteer opportunities, parks and more. The DSP will accompany up to three people at a time in the community and transport in a GROWTH vehicle for these outings.

Shift : Monday to Friday 8 : 30am-4 : 00pm

Essential Duties and Functions

• Accompanies groups of 1 to 3 GROWTH participants into the community on a daily basis to take part in community activities and / or volunteer activities.
• Meet the basic needs of our participants while in the community. This may include medication administration, or other ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living),
• Provide continuous supervision for participants while in the community.
• Be an “ambassador” of GROWTH while in the community.
• Attend to basic first aid when needed.
• Implement ISP’s (Individual Support Plans) and behavior support plans.
• A basic knowledge of area community integrated opportunities.
• Be knowledgeable of calendar of scheduled outings.
• Protect all HIPAA related information while out in the community or around others whom are not on a need-to-know basis.
• Provide emergency medical procedures as needed, including Basic First Aid, and CPR (after completion of CPR Training)
• Provide transportation in an RHD vehicle in a safe manner when accessing community activities, volunteer sites, work experiences, and homes as directed.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service
• Complete all required paperwork.
• Complete daily progress notes in MyAvatar; must be completed and forwarded to Program Specialists on daily basis.
• On-going engagement of participants throughout the day.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team participation, willingness and understanding of working with people with intellectual disabilities.
• Knowledge of participants’ ISPs and needs in order to work with them in a meaningful and productive way.

Qualifications

About Company :

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment.

Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy / childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.