DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (Tues.-Saturday) 12am-8am at None

POSITION STATEMENT:

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is a member of the clinical team that provides compassionate care and assistance to persons who struggle with intellectual, developmental, and behavioral health challenges and require assistance to achieve their fullest potential. The DSP provides the assistance necessary to allow the clients we serve to live independently and ensure their wellness, health, and safety. The DSP, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, provides a wide range of services to meet the environmental, physical, psychosocial, and personal needs of the persons in our care. The DSP embraces the mission of organization by fostering a culture of compassion, hope, service, and collaboration.

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 12am-8am

v RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS:

Ø Direct Duties:

· Assists with daily living activities, including but not limited to planning and preparing meals, housekeeping, and assisting with personal hygiene, cleaning.

· Supports the independence of persons served by providing the assistance necessary to maximize their quality of life.

· Models hope and optimism when encouraging persons served to achieve their potential.

· Supports persons served in developing relationships and becoming involved in their communities.

· Cultivates a safe and supportive relationship and environment.

· Provides supervision and guidance to person served to build skills and competence.

· Documents interactions and activities per policies and procedures

· Monitors and responds to crisis situations or potential crisis situations consistent with best practice, policies,

· and procedures

· Utilizes skills and competencies to respond to crises.

· Reports suspected incidents of neglect, abuse or mistreatment consistent with the organizations policies and

· procedures

· Maintains client confidentiality and adheres to the organizations ethical code.

· Assists in maintaining the well-being and safety of persons served.

· May assist consumer with daily medications.

· Performs other duties as requested or assigned, verbally or in writing.

Ø Other Responsibilities:

· Perform the delivery of services with this organization and our consumers to include:

· Consumer transportation including, but not limited to, medical appointments, community activities, school/day pro-gramming, religious services, and family visits

· Perform all daily activities within any home setting including, but not limited to, meal preparation, activities of daily living, shopping, household cleaning and maintenance, leisure activities, and consumer outcomes

· Assist with community home licensing annually and home activities as prescribed in operating regulations

· ISP development and outcomes

· Accurate completion of required paperwork to include but not limited to medication logs, daily logs, goal logs, inci-dent reports, sleep / awake charts, weight charts, BM charts, fire drill logs, seizure logs, behavior plan documentation, gas receipts, vehicle logs, consumer funds

· Accurate completion of hours worked through HRIS system to clock in/out

· Completion of required training hours on an annual basis according to the Training year

· Completion of Competency Based Training as needed

· Attend all scheduled home and office staff meetings

· Be available for shifts twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days per week as scheduled

· Assist with on call activities and emergency situations as requested by the Community Home Supervisor

· Responsible for the safety and well-being of all the individuals residing in the home(s)

· Administer consumer medications

· Work with Site Supervisor to ensure that all the needs of the individuals are met according to their ISP

· Follow all supervision requirements of consumers as noted in consumer ISP/BSP

· Assist the Community Home Supervisor with special projects as related to the Agency

v MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

· High School Diploma or equivalent

· Six (6) months to one (1) year experience in human service-related field

· Knowledge of and ability to work with developmentally disabled persons

· Excellent communication skills

· Excellent documentation and financial/mathematical skills

· Excellent organization skills

· Team Player

v REQUIRED SKILLS:

· Strong verbal and written communication skills;

· Strong documentation skills;

· Excellent judgment, problem solving, organizational, and time management skills;

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with individuals with disabilities, families, co-workers, staff, supervisors, funding sources, and other social service agency personnel;

· Physical ability to fulfill job requirements;

· The ability to supervise and/or assist consumers of the Residential program;

· The ability to work independently with minimal supervision;

v NETWORK FUNCTIONS:

· Maintain and abides by OSHA requirements and guidelines

· Observes all Fire and Safety Policies and Procedures

· Observes all Personnel Policies and Procedures

· Observes all Agency’s Policies and Procedures

· Observes all HIPAA Policies and Procedures and maintains confidentiality

· Completes and returns all paperwork distributed by the Human Resource Department

· Attends all required and scheduled trainings and meetings

· Always maintain a professional demeanor and exercise good professional judgment in all areas of employment duties

· Documents time worked accurately

v EQUIPMENT/MACHINES:

· Vehicle Requirements

· Current driver’s license, vehicle registration and vehicle insurance

· Vehicle / wheelchair lifts

· Adaptive Equipment

· Business use of company equipment to include: telephone, cellular telephone, and home appliances and furnishings

v PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

· Individual must be able to meet physical requirements of the job

· Sitting at a meeting table or desk, reaching, lifting, bending, standing, stooping, twisting, climbing steps, driving a vehicle, operating adaptive equipment, operating home appliances

v ACCIDENT, HEALTH HAZARD AND SECURITY KNOWLEDGE:

· Blood borne Pathogens, Right- To- Know, HIPAA, Security Acts, Fire & Safety

v WORKING CONDITIONS:

· Office Environment / Office Facilities

· Community Living Arrangement

· Family / Residential Home

· Day Program Setting

· Community