Direct Support Professional

2 weeks ago


Windsor Mill, United States Everstand Full time
Job Title: Direct Support Professional

Everstand is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Direct Support Professional to join our team. As a Direct Support Professional, you will play a vital role in providing mentorship, coaching, and support to young individuals aged 14-20 years old in a residential setting.

Job Summary

The Direct Support Professional will work closely with a team to organize and run programming activities, ensuring the daily schedule of each child meets their goals. This includes assisting with transports to school and offsite appointments, modeling life skill-building activities, and providing support with daily living tasks.

Responsibilities
  • Document daily activities and happenings in the living unit within Everstand's electronic health record system
  • Administer medication according to physician and/or nurse's orders, documenting the medication administration record (MAR)
  • Help implement each child's treatment plan, coaching them on cleanliness and orderliness in their personal hygiene and living unit
  • Link the kids to the medical team if they need anything, support them getting ready for school, and provide safe transportation to scheduled appointments
  • Conduct inventories for resident belongings upon admission, discharge, and on a quarterly basis, engaging the kids in activities and ensuring they are dressed in weather and activity-appropriate clothing
  • Prepare and enjoy meals together as a living unit, completing bed checks for every resident every fifteen minutes and finishing any laundry and cleaning tasks to get ready for the next day
  • Complete a unit inspection checklist to ensure everything is working, supplies are stocked, and the space is safe and well-lit, rotating in the on-call coverage schedule and fostering an atmosphere of collaborative problem-solving among residents and co-workers
Requirements
  • 3 years of experience working in either a children's or an elder care-focused environment
  • High School Diploma
  • Valid, active driver's license with less than 7 points, background check and drug screen required
  • Availability to complete a paid 2-week orientation, which runs Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
About Everstand

Everstand is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital or veterans status. Everstand is a drug, tobacco, and alcohol-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer by choice.



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