Direct Support Professional - Per Diem

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview of Direct Support Professional - Per Diem

The Direct Support Professional is responsible to maintain a safe, predictable and therapeutic living environment for children in care at Andrus while supporting the agency’s mission, vision, core values and treatment philosophy.

The Milieu Therapist provides close supervision, counseling, and support to the children during all cottage-based activities.

The Milieu Therapist is responsible to plan and implement individual and group initiatives to build children’s skills and self-esteem.

The Milieu Therapist ensures that the basic needs of children are met, and that the cottage is maintained in a safe, orderly, predictable, therapeutic, structured and clean condition.

The Milieu Therapist works as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes recreation therapists, teachers, social workers and other professionals.

Hours : Weekdays from 1 : 00PM until 9 : 00 PM, as needed or

Weekends from 7 : 00 AM until 3 : 00 PM or 2 : 00 PM to 9 : 00 PM, as needed

Essential Duties of Direct Support Professional - Per Diem

Key duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Assuring the safety of each resident and for the cottage community
• Actively supervising the residents at all times, based on their age and level, to assure everyone’s safety.
• Supervising the residents by participating with them in scheduled activities
• Enacting the program schedule as written and on time
• Using all aspects of Sanctuary in the care s / he provides
• Using all aspects of trauma sensitive care in the services s / he provides
• Using all techniques of TCI to prevent triggering, to intervene early to prevent escalation to crisis, for safe management of any crisis that does arise, and for assuring safety and learning after any crisis.

This includes becoming skilled in LSIs and conflict resolutions, and conducting them for even minor conflicts, to minimize the occurrence of larger conflicts.

• Assuring that Safety Plans and ICMPs are in place, available to all staff and actively used to guide treatment.
• Understanding the importance of and takes responsibility for teamwork and good communication
• Planning and enacting smooth transitions from one activity to the next
• Must have flexibility to move to any residential cottage based on program needs
• Supports overall strategic plan of the organization
• Ability to adhere to our organization's core values and commitments

Essential Qualifications of Direct Support Professional - Per Diem

Key qualifications include :

• CPR / First Aid certification preferred (in-service trainings are mandatory)
• Minimum of HS diploma (or equivalent) plus one year of experience working with children or adults with developmental or behavioral disabilities
• Computer proficient and navigate Microsoft Office suite
• Multi-lingual a plus
• Ability to utilize ADP app on smartphone or other device for access to agency programs

Physical / Travel Requirements of Direct Support Professional - Per Diem

• Candidates who are successfully hired, must participate in our Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training which concludes with a written and verbal test, and you will be evaluated on conducting a proper physical restraint.
• lift
• reach
• walk
• climb stairs
• bend

The employee must be able to meet these requirements with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts Andrus’ right to modify the duties / responsibilities of this job at any time, with or without advanced notice.

EEO Statement

Andrus is an equal opportunity employer.