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Direct Support Staff

3 months ago

Prospect, United States Family Options, Inc. Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

30 hours Full-Time

$17.25 per hour

$18.25 per hour plus 16 hours of PTO once you complete your Med Certification

Sun. 3pm-11pm

Mon. 6pm-10pm

Tues. 6pm-11pm

Wed. 6pm-11pm

Sat. 7am-3pm

**Job Summary:**
We are currently seeking multiple Direct Support Staff members to join our team for the full-time 30-hour position in Jenta Watertown, CT, and Quentin Street, Waterbury, CT. As a part of our team, you will provide habilitative assistance and care to clients living in our various programs, including community and supported living arrangements, family support services program, and day/vocational program. Your responsibilities will include direct daily care, teaching, and supervising clients, as well as record-keeping. Energetic driving passsion.

**Responsibilities:**
- Provide direct supervision of clients, ensuring their safety and knowing their status and location at all times.
- Assist in the preparation and implementation of each individual client's Individualized Plan of Service or Individual Educational Plan, including teaching, supervising, and assisting clients in performing adult daily living activities.
- Monitor client progress on goals and implement behavioral plans as written, including emergency restraints and procedures when necessary.
- Implement occupational, physical, and speech therapist recommendations and programs.
- Develop and implement recreation and community participation activities for clients.
- Collaborate with Clinical Director, Consultants, families, schools, and other agencies to provide and implement goals.
- Maintain accurate and timely record-keeping of services provided to clients and specific goals in each client's Plan of Service or Individual Education Plan.
- Work cooperatively with supervisory staff, other agency staff, and staff from other agencies.
- Attend required staff meetings, in-services, and trainings, and maintain required trainings for the position.
- Administer medications, provide routine healthcare, and first aid to clients.
- Ensure cleanliness and organization of program sites, including program equipment and personal items of clients.
- Transport clients to and from designated activities and programs.
- Conduct and participate in emergency drills as required.
- Maintain accurate recording keeping of petty cash accounts and individual client cash on hand accounts.
- Perform any other related duties as requested by the Program Director or the Assistant.

**Qualifications:**
- Successful completion of Medication Certification Program.
- Successful completion of PMT, CPR, and First Aid training program.
- Valid CT driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of two years of experience working with individuals with developmental and/or behavioral challenges is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Willing to train.

**Physical Demands:**
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds and exert in excess of 100 lbs. of force when needing to initiate physical restraint procedures (training provided).
- Ability to talk and hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
- Close vision and the ability to adjust focus as needed.

**Language Skills:**
- Ability to read and interpret English documents.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English.

**Mathematical Skills:**
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

**Reasoning Ability:**
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables.