3rd shift Floater

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 17.50

Full time staff needed to support adults with disabilities in a residential non-profit program. Available hours include Mon-Fri 11p-7a. If you have a heart for people we have the job for you!

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) will assist people with intellectual disabilities learn, grow, and become more independent. The DSP will exhibit compassion, ensure a safe environment while supporting people by fostering independence and personal choice. The DSP will guide people supported as they acquire necessary skills, such as social behavior or interpersonal competence, and to have greater self-reliance in their day to day lives. The DSP will report to the program Supervisor.

Essential Functions :

• Provide direct support for people supported with daily living activities (bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, housekeeping, ambulating, and transferring, etc.), routines, developing job skills, and learning new skills personalized to each person as well as monitoring medical and health related tasks
• Cover shifts in different departments as needed
• Understands and promotes people supported goals as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism, and quality of life
• Provides opportunities for choice making and identifying and acquiring valued social roles in integrated community setting, including but not limited to membership in local groups, clubs and organizations
• Administer medications according to Medication Safety guidelines
• Treat persons supported with respect at ALL times
• Implement and follow various plans and programs such as dining, therapies, community, etc.
• Promotes community participation by educating, exposing, and providing experiences within the community and following community schedules
• Document observations and activities and person supported responses to activities accurately and in a timely manner
• Reports changes in person supported conditions or family situations
• Assures person supported safety and maintains safe environment
• Assist people with planning (menus, activities, outings, goals, etc.,) and provides nutritious meals as applicable
• Support people with personal responsibilities
• Communicate and work with other team members effectively to aid in improving the quality of peoples lives
• Participate in team meetings for people supported
• Transport and accompany people supported to appointments, outings, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of people supported
• Follow agency policies and procedures
• Complete accurate reportable and non-reportable events before end of shift, as needed
• Meet attendance requirements at assigned location(s)