Supporting individuals with disabilities to lead self-directed lives and develop skills that enhance their quality of life is the core purpose of this role. The Direct Support Professional ensures that supported persons are happy, healthy, and safe, empowering them to make decisions and enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.
Responsibilities
Support the person supported with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan (ISP)
Understand and practice Support Solutions philosophy and values in interactions with the person supported and community members
Help the person supported become integrated with the community by providing person-centered supports
Assure safe transport and accompany the person supported as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation
Ensure proper use of the person supported and agency resources including personal funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, telephones, money, equipment, food, and supplies
Attend all training meetings assigned by Support Solutions
Cook and provide meals based on scheduled menus
Perform daily activities or teach the person supported to do so, such as activities of daily living skills and other personal skills that work toward achieving independence
Consistently work and document improvement toward meeting outcomes
Utilize electronic records system including completing daily shift notes as required by funding entities
Ensure customer satisfaction by following the Customer Service Standards when interacting and communicating with persons supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Case Managers, and others
Oversee storage and administration of medications
Provide assistance to the person supported in their personal grooming, as desired by the person, supporting independence as possible
Provide assistance to the person supported to keep the house clean and do laundry, as desired by the person
Protect confidentiality of person supported
Requirements
Must be 21 years of age
Able to read and write effectively
High school diploma or GED (for ECF staff)
Valid driver's license and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout employment
Meet state and local requirements regarding criminal background check, sexual offender check, abuse registry, drug and felony offender listings
Meet all training requirements and keep training current
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Effective organizational skills, able to complete heavy workloads within established time frames, and perform with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
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Effective interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others, and interact appropriately in various contexts
Must be able to practice confidentiality in all matters pertaining to clients and employees
Can perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, in a job that may require significant differences in technology, techniques, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations
Employee must provide any medical records to comply with regulations required by a governing entity and Support Solutions policy (e.g., TB Skin tests, HEP B vaccinations, Flu vaccinations)
Regularly required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time
May be required to sit for short or long periods of time
Occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and to reach with the hands and arms
Able to drive/travel for short periods of time to transport supported person to appointments and community outings and to attend meetings and trainings
Full range of body movements including the use of hands, feet, and limbs to perform CPR compressions, abdominal thrusts, CPI techniques, or to pursue on foot a person to prevent them from injury
Ability to bend the body, to reach for objects, and to crouch/stoop, and climb when needed
Command of all five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision, and depth perception, sufficient to shift focus from reading documents to using a computer or tablet for data entry and operating a vehicle
Ability to talk and listen for prolonged periods both on the telephone and face to face
Ability to perform heavy lifting over 50 lbs. to assist total care supported individuals with transferring from or to wheelchair, turning/repositioning a total care person in bed, etc.
Benefits
Weekly pay
$300 sign-on bonus after successful completion of 90 days of service for full-time and part-time (24 hours per week) hires
$300 referral bonus for employee referred hires who successfully complete 90 days of service and work full-time or part-time hours
Important Details
Employment type: part-time or full-time, may require additional hours over 40 per week
Licenses/Certificates
Valid state issued Driver License
Must maintain valid Medication Certification throughout tenure
Must maintain valid CPR/First Aid Certification throughout tenure
Must maintain valid CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training throughout tenure, if required
About the Company
Support Solutions' mission is to ensure that supported persons are happy, healthy, and safe in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible. Agency insurance coverage for vehicles operated in the course of work at specific locations shall stand as the primary insurance coverage for employees working in that particular home setting.
