Direct Support Professional

6 days ago

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Open Arms Care Corporation Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Direct Support Professional to join our team at Open Arms Care Corporation. As a Direct Support Professional, you will play a vital role in providing support and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Represent Open Arms Care Corporation in a positive and professional manner in community meetings, events, and social functions.
  • Provide day-to-day organization and implementation of activities that promote an organized and positive environment, ensuring a person-centered, organized, non-reactive, and independent environment.
  • Make decisions in regard to best practices, quality assurance, risk management, and problem-solving, including timely response to and documentation and reporting of serious injuries.
  • Coach, teach, and mentor individuals in all aspects of home management and personal independence, actively teaching and promoting individual rights and self-advocacy.
  • Engage clients in ongoing, meaningful active treatment and implement programs and services according to individual support plans (ISPs) and CMS regulations.
  • Advocate for each client's specific needs and personal welfare in the home and community, ensuring follow-up when concerns are identified.
  • Assist with coordinating, scheduling, and/or transporting clients to appointments and/or recreational activities on a regular basis, ensuring all required documents, files, and reports are prepared, reviewed, approved, and processed in a timely manner.
  • Provide accurate documentation of client participation and progress in all training objectives/programs to teach independent living skills, ensuring day-to-day assigned tasks are completed.
  • Communicate and actively participate with the inter-disciplinary process to include individual support plans (ISPs), behavior management, incident reports, etc.
  • Interact with client's family members/conservator and maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
  • Attend all required trainings/meetings and remain current on all certifications.
  • Provide support and services to all clients across the local operation when necessary.
  • Transport clients to medical appointments, Enrichment Center, and client outings as assigned.
  • Responsible for maintaining work schedules, dependability is required, and monitors and manages own time off and documents time worked accurately.
  • Carry out responsibilities and duties in a manner that is professional, timely, effective, and efficient, including other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • High school graduate and/or GED preferred.
  • Must have a valid driver's license.
  • Ability to lift repetitively a minimum of 50 pounds; tasks may include lifting, repositioning, turning, bending, squatting, etc.
  • Good oral, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with others.

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