Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 13.00

Job Summary

The Direct Care Staff position is responsible for providing in-home personal care and daily living tasks as outlined by an Individual Service Plan of individuals who are physically disabled, mentally alert or mentally changed. The goal of this position is to provide clients with the daily support to have a good quality of life.

Duties

• Ensure clients with assistance, company, and comfort by the delivery of quality services, to include running errands, meal preparation and assisting with eating and drinking, toilet support, personal hygiene, grocery shopping, etc.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and maintain quality of standards.
• Provide companionship to clients.
• Accompany clients on trips, to include medical appointments, day trips, outings, etc.
• Provide information, advice and support to residents.
• Monitor the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of clients and reporting changes to designated parties.
• Communicate with SSAs, caseworkers, local authorities and participate in ISP meetings and case reviews concerning clients.
• Ensure the maintenance of client files, which will include end of shift reports, incident reports, etc.
• Provide shift reports to house managers and or leadership as required, including reporting MUIs and UIs immediately.
• Communicate all concerns with management, following protocols.
• Implement client schedules and manage appointments.
• Instruct and advise clients on household cleanliness, hygiene, nutrition and finances.
• Conduct additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Direct Care Worker Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

PhysicalDemands

Thephysicaldemandsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthosethatmustbemetbyanemployeeto successfullyperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadeto enableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.Whileperformingthedutiesof thisjob. Theemployeemustconstantlytalk,see,focusandhear. Theemployeeisfrequentlyrequiredtosit,walk,stand,bend,twist,stoop,kneel,crouch,crawl,push,pull,andreach. Theemployeemust havemanipulationabilityofbothhands.

This job description shall not be construed as a contract for employment. Blended Traditions, LLC is an at-will employer. The work environment characteristics, required knowledge, skills, abilities, essential functions, and physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing work in this position. Upon request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and physical requirements, unless doing so would create undue hardship for the company.