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Direct Support Professional
3 months ago
Direct Support Professional
Department: Community Living Services (CLS)
Job Shift: Monday to Friday, 3pm to 11pm (Daily)
Job Purpose: The Direct Support Professional is the frontline leader responsible for promoting those with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live their best lives by working directly with people to reach their day to day and long-term goals
Status: Non-Exempt Employee
QUALIFICATIONS for Direct Support Professional (DSP):- High school diploma, GED or HiSET
- Age 18 Valid Driver’s License and Good Driving Record
- Successful Background Screen
- Eligibility to Work in the U.S.
- Must be able to pass and maintain all required trainings including CPR/First Aid, Crisis Prevention, Medication Administration, etc.
- Embodies the PCBS Vision, Mission, and Values Statements
- Supports a Person Centered philosophy
- Supports persons served to lead their healthy, clean, and safe lifestyle that meets their preferences.
- Advocate for people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
- Support persons served to provide input into all aspects of their lives and the Individualized Person Centered Planning process
- Ensure persons served know about their community and support them in making choices related to accessing the community
- Implement Individualized Person Centered Plans which may include the following depending on the person(s) served:
- Provide protected oversight at levels noted in the plan
- Administer medications according to policy and training
- Physically assist (support, lift, transfer, etc.) persons as needed
- Provide transportation for persons served
- Support persons served to be active members of the community
- Provide personal hygiene support
- Provide non-violent crisis intervention techniques as needed according to policy and training
- Provide other supports for persons served as needed
- Document supports provided as required and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of persons served following policy and procedures
- Maintain current training in all required areas
- Communicates both verbally and non-verbally in a clear, efficient and respectful way in both oral and written formats
- Completes tasks on time and up to the expected standard.
- Works through disagreements with honesty and transparency fostering a trusting team environment
- Works with teammates in a collaborative way that aids improvement of skills and outcomes
- Report facility and maintenance/safety needs to supervisor.
- Perform general house cleaning chores as assigned.
- Attend all meetings and agency functions as required.
- Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor.
- Extended periods of standing and walking, with some sitting.
- Regular lifting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, or bending as appropriate
- Possibility of physical intervention as trained in CPI if confronted by a person displaying combative or potentially dangerous behavior
- Will require periods of driving agency vehicles
- May require the administration of chest compressions and rescue breaths as trained in CPR
- Noise from persons served, office machines, appliances, and telephones.
- Will have a substantial use of video display terminal.
- Possibility of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other communicable diseases