Direct Support Professional

3 months ago


Southampton Township, United States YAI Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the overall supervision, protection, and care of the individual at all times including maintenance of house rules for the protection of individuals, facilitating learning and training in fire safety and identifying and appropriately escalating signs of an individual’s potential harm to self or others.

  • Provides support in a variety of settings and in accordance with each person’s individualized service and behavior support plans, utilizing support skills for people with moderate to complex levels of need.

  • Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to policies, procedures and regulations

  • Ensures implementation of plans of protective oversight, as well Individual Behavior Support Plans (IBSPs)/ Individualized Program Plans (IPPs) for all people we support.

  • Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work and therapy environment. Ensures maintenance upkeep and safety based on facility/program structure. Utilizes safe & appropriate handing procedures when working with individuals and implements COVID mitigation and infection control protocols.

  • Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, providing emotional support and building positive relationships

  • Supports people to meet personal goals that characterize quality of life, engages in respectful communications/conversations through person-first language, encourages socializing and facilitates activities that provide social capital and connections to the community.

  • Ensures person-centered plans are implemented and assists with a variety of tasks for people we support, as appropriate/authorized, including:

    • Providing personal care

    • Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs)

    • Ensuring that medication is administered as prescribed, according to guidelines

    • Teaching/developing skills

    • Supporting person-centered advocacy with the individual

    • Assisting in communication, self-expression and resolving disputes amongst individuals

    • Facilitating ethical decision making

    • Providing supervision for and/or planning and preparing balanced meals and snacks for people we support in accordance with dietary restrictions and guidelines of specific individuals.

    • Transporting and escorting individuals on recreational activities, medical appointments, home visits etc.

    • Assisting people with making purchases, as well as safeguarding personal allowance funds and any additional funds provided

  • Completes and maintains all necessary trainings based on program and position to ensure compliance with YAI policies and licensing regulations and applies skills.

  • Reviews communication logs daily and makes entries of events, progress notes, services and/or information; collects and enters data as part of daily operations using an electronic health record.

  • Reviews and completes all other required paperwork and documentation to ensure compliance and/or billing, as applicable, completely and accurately and within appropriate timeframes (e.g., notifications, logging, incident reports, update files, maintenance requests, phone calls, tracking of incidents and evening and weekend reports).

  • Maintains a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods: Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making and Trauma-Informed Approaches.

  • Serves as a member of a highly effective team (teamwork w/in the circle of support), providing feedback and communicating programmatic needs to members of team and maintaining a solution-oriented approach during conflicts.

  • Consults with program leadership, clinical and other direct support staff to ensure streamlined and top-quality care for individuals and attends and actively participates in team meetings.

  • Using foundational teaching skills (EMOE, task analysis, essential skills, supports and modifications, etc.) and progressive teaching

  • Complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • Completes and maintains Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requirements for certification/license (RBT or LPT) and for all other required recertifications and trainings, as needed.

  • Demonstrates and models all skills of DSP/RBT with a person centered and trauma informed approach.

  • Under appropriate supervision:

    • Performs all other duties, as assigned

    • Effectively communicates with authorized representative regarding individual progress as instructed by the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst.

    • Observes and reports any change in behavior, or other signs and symptoms, to a supervisor

    • Collects, records, and summarizes data on observable individual’s behavior.

    • Implements Behavior Support Plans (BSPs).

    • Develops and maintains understanding specialized clinical knowledge for person specific needs (supporting adults, challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorders, complex medical needs)

    • Participates in the development of treatment plans

Compensation:

  • $19.00/hour - $19.00/hour

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

Minimum requirements may vary by state of employment and/or contract. Please refer to applicable regulations for all DSP/RBT requirements for state of employment.

All DSP/RBTs must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • HS diploma or its educational equivalent

  • Criminal Background Check, fingerprinting and additional relevant/required clearances as required by Federal, State and Local government or other agencies

  • Tuberculosis test (or acceptable proof of negative TB test results) mandatory for most positions

  • Valid Driver’s License may be required, based on position/location

  • Must hold or obtain Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification within one year of appointment (or be a Licensed Psych Technician or Qualified Behavior Modification Professional, for California assignments)

  • Basic written and verbal communication skills

  • Basic computer skills – including email, utilizing Workday and related systems (DA, etc.) to complete tasks

  • Interpersonal and problem-solving skills

  • Willingness to take initiative

  • Ability to meet essential physical demands of position, including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling and reaching with hands and arms; use hands to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls; assisting with lifting/moving individuals of any weight with or without assistance of equipment and/or other staff; lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds on occasion; having the physical capacity to work with and implement emergency interventions as per the person’s Individual Behavior Support Plan and Individual Emergency Intervention Plan, if/as needed.

Additional Minimum Requirements by State:

State of New Jersey (Behavioral Health Stabilization Homes):

  • At least 6 months’ work or life experience with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or behavioral challenges

  • Must hold a valid Driver’s license with no more than 5 points

  • New Jersey State drug test screening is mandatory

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a Human Services field (e.g. social work, psychology, etc.)

  • Knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), clinical syndromes and/or IDD with cooccurring behavioral/mental health needs

  • Valid Driver’s License strongly preferred for California assignments

Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.

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