Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 16.25-18.75

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) will assist people with intellectual disabilities learn, grow, and become more independent. The DSP will exhibit compassion, ensure a safe environment while supporting people by fostering independence and personal choice. The DSP will guide people supported as they acquire necessary skills, such as social behavior or interpersonal competence, and to have greater self-reliance in their day to day lives. The DSP will report to the program Supervisor.

Essential Functions :

• Provide direct support for people supported with daily living activities (bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, housekeeping, ambulating, and transferring, etc.), routines, developing job skills, and learning new skills personalized to each person as well as monitoring medical and health related tasks
• Understands and promotes people supported goals as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism, and quality of life
• Provides opportunities for choice making and identifying and acquiring valued social roles in integrated community setting, including but not limited to membership in local groups, clubs and organizations
• Administer medications according to Medication Safety guidelines
• Treat persons supported with respect at ALL times
• Implement and follow various plans and programs such as dining, therapies, community, etc.
• Promotes community participation by educating, exposing, and providing experiences within the community and following community schedules
• Document observations and activities and person supported responses to activities accurately and in a timely manner
• Reports changes in person supported conditions or family situations
• Assures person supported safety and maintains safe environment
• Assist people with planning (menus, activities, outings, goals, etc.,) and provides nutritious meals as applicable
• Support people with personal responsibilities
• Communicate and work with other team members effectively to aid in improving the quality of peoples lives
• Participate in team meetings for people supported
• Transport and accompany people supported to appointments, outings, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of people supported
• Follow agency policies and procedures
• Complete accurate reportable and non-reportable events before end of shift, as needed
• Meet attendance requirements at assigned location(s)

Other Functions

Required Skills

Work Environment / Conditions

The physical environment requires the employee to be able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time, which vary. Additionally, must be able to move in such a way to assist supported persons ambulate, bathe, dress, transfer, and toilet, which may require the ability to bend, stoop, push, pull, kneel etc., up to 50lbs. The working environment requires the ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.Position is either full-time, non-exempt position based on a 40-hour work week, or part-time as indicated below.

Qualifications

Other Requirements

If you are a caring individual with a passion for helping others, we encourage you to apply for the Direct Support Professional position with us.