Certified Direct Support Professional for In-Home and Community Support

4 weeks ago

Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States Umbrella Functional Consulting & Support Team Full time

Job Description

As a Certified Direct Support Professional for In-Home and Community Support, you will play a vital role in empowering adults with disabilities to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities.

The role of a Direct Support Professional is complex and requires a specific set of skills and values. The following represents what to expect in one's practice as a Direct Support Professional:

  • Direct Support Professionals assist people who need support to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities. Direct support professionals recognize the unique gifts, preferences, and needs of each person supported.
  • Direct Support Professionals recognize the personhood of people they support. They partner with them in making informed decisions and everyday choices about their finances, well-being, relationships, and employment. Direct Support Professionals will use knowledge, skills (competencies), and values (NADSP Code of Ethics) to guide their work and provide quality services.
  • Direct Support Professionals understand that quality services occur at the point of interaction with the people that they support.
  • Direct Support Professionals realize that their role includes being a mentor and a facilitator. Direct Support Professionals inform the people they support regarding their responsibilities and advocate with them for their valued role in society.
  • Direct Support Professionals empower people they support to have meaningful relationships with friends, their families, and promote integration and inclusion in all our nation's communities.
  • Direct Support Professionals respect the privacy of the people they support and commit to promote their physical and emotional well-being.
  • The following list of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Competencies will be used to evaluate, develop, and educate direct support professionals:
  • Participant Empowerment
  • Communication
  • Assessment
  • Community and Service Networking
  • Facilitation of Services
  • Community Living Skills and Supports
  • Education, Training, and Self-Development
  • Advocacy
  • Vocational, Educational, and Career Support
  • Crisis Prevention and Intervention
  • Organizational Participation
  • Documentation
  • Building and Maintaining Friendships and Relationships
  • Person-Centered Supports
  • Supporting Health and Wellness

This position is for locations throughout Bucks County. We are looking for part-time or full-time team members to fill positions. We make every attempt to fit applicants with locations nearest their homes, to assigned cases that are right for them. Travel is a must. We are seeking highly motivated and compassionate individuals who are dedicated to providing quality support services to adults with disabilities.

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