Direct Support Professional

24 hours ago

Danville, Indiana, United States Sycamore Rehabilitation Full time
Job Description

Job Summary

  • As a Direct Support Professional, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with disabilities to lead self-determining lives.
  • You will provide emotional, physical, and personal support to enable consumers to build self-esteem, assertiveness, and make informed decisions.
  • Effective communication strategies and skills are essential in establishing collaborative relationships with consumers.
  • You will recognize the importance of friends, family, and community relationships in supporting consumers.

Essential Functions

  • Consumer Focus: You will prioritize the needs and preferences of consumers in all aspects of your work.
  • Assist and support consumers in developing strategies, making informed choices, and following through on responsibilities.
  • Promote consumer partnership in the design of support services.
  • Provide opportunities for consumers to be self-advocates by encouraging and assisting the consumer to speak on their behalf.
  • Honor the choices and preferences of consumers.
  • Safeguard and respect the confidentiality and privacy of individuals supported.
  • Promote human, legal, and civil rights of all people and assist others to understand these rights.

Communication

  • Use effective communication skills to build rapport and channels of communication by recognizing and adapting to the range of consumer communication styles.
  • Maintain knowledge of and use modes of communication appropriate to the communication needs of consumers.
  • Use terminology appropriately, explaining as necessary to ensure consumer understanding.

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or demonstrated equivalent competency is required.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Experience working with persons with disabilities in the community is preferred.
  • Excellent people and communication skills are required.
  • Ability to work flexible/non-standard hours.
  • Ability to lift a minimum of 35 pounds; upper body leverage strength required.
  • Valid driver's license and dependable transportation.
  • Ability to keep accurate documentation.
  • Knowledge of community and community activities is preferred.

Facilitation

  • Maintain collaborative professional relationships with the consumer and all support team members (including family/friends) and follow ethical standards of practice.
  • Assist in the development of an individualized plan based on participant preferences, needs, and interests.
  • Assist in the implementation of an individualized plan to achieve specific outcomes derived from consumers' specific preferences, needs, and interests.
  • Assist in the review of the achievement of individualized consumer outcomes.

Supports & Instruction

  • Assist the consumer in meeting his or her physical and personal management needs by teaching skills, providing support, and building on individual strengths and capabilities.
  • Assist consumers with household management and transportation needs to maximize his or her skills, abilities, and independence.
  • Support consumers in the development of friendships and other relationships.

Sycamore Services Team

  • Promote and uphold the agency's mission statement.
  • Promote a sense of team through mutual respect and assisting co-workers as needed.
  • Work with a variety of individuals in different settings.
  • Work a flexible schedule with non-standard hours.
  • Maintain all required documentation and needed data.
  • Maintain accurate time/billing records and submit them as supervisor requests.
  • Perform other duties as needed.

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