Direct Support Professional
1 week ago
At Andrus Childrens Center, we are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Direct Support Professional to join our team. As a key member of our residential care team, you will play a vital role in providing a safe, supportive, and therapeutic living environment for children in our care.
Job Summary:
The Direct Support Professional will be responsible for providing close supervision, counseling, and support to children during all cottage-based activities. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to plan and implement individual and group initiatives to build children's skills and self-esteem. Your primary focus will be on ensuring the basic needs of children are met, and the cottage is maintained in a safe, orderly, predictable, therapeutic, structured, and clean condition.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assure the safety of each resident and the cottage community
- Actively supervise residents at all times, based on their age and level, to ensure everyone's safety
- Enact the program schedule as written and on time
- Use all aspects of Sanctuary in the care provided
- Use all aspects of trauma-sensitive care in the services provided
- Use all techniques of TCI to prevent triggering, intervene early to prevent escalation to crisis, manage any crisis that arises, and ensure safety and learning after any crisis
- Use the scan system to record consistent monitoring by conducting visual checks of residents every 15 minutes during the shift
- Document work in a clear, timely manner with scanning, nightly logs, round-up, census, and other reports
- Establish safety within the cottage
- Communicate consistently with colleagues and residents through established systems set forth by manager/department
- Document work in a clear, timely manner with scanning, nightly logs, round-up, census, and other reports
- Be flexible to move to any residential cottage based on program needs
- Support the overall strategic plan of the organization
- Adhere to our organization's core values and commitments
Qualifications:
- CPR/First Aid certification preferred (in-service trainings are mandatory)
- Minimum of HS diploma (or equivalent) plus one year of experience working with children or adults with developmental or behavioral disabilities
- Computer proficient and navigate Microsoft Office suite
- Multi-lingual a plus
- Driver's license, in good standing preferred
- Ability to access and utilize ADP on smartphone or other device for access to agency programs
Physical/Travel Requirements:
- Candidates who are successfully hired must participate in our Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training, which concludes with a written and verbal test, and will be evaluated on conducting a proper physical restraint
Disclaimer:
Nothing in this job description restricts Andrus' right to modify the duties/responsibilities of this job at any time, with or without advanced notice.
EEO Statement:
Andrus is an equal opportunity employer.
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