Direct Support Professioinal

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Direct Support Professional, you will provide compassionate, person-centered support to individuals with developmental disabilities, empowering them to live fulfilling lives and achieve their goals. Every day you will directly assist individuals with daily living activities (e.g., personal care, meals, medication, transportation), implement support plans, document progress, and facilitate community integration.

• Foster a safe, respectful environment and communicate with families and care teams.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a genuine passion for supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, demonstrating patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.

Specific Job Responsibilities

Ensures each person within the department has all of his/her basic assurances met

• Attends program training with the QIDP and accurately implements all OSP/PCSP programs, learning objectives, and supports.
• Attends team meetings and completes assessments as required.
• Documents in an accurate and timely manner in all applicable records, charts and files of people supported

Integration and Community Support

• Learns about people’s vocational, community and social interests through experience and exposure.
• Affords people to remain connected to their natural supports (family, close friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc).
• Affords people to be active members of the community (i.e., employment, volunteer work, belonging to clubs/organizations, participating in church activities, etc.) by emphasizing choices and options.

Health, Safety and Welfare of the Person Supported

• Learns about the best possible health needs (including physical and mental health) for the person you are supporting, including knowledge of medications taken by the person and the effects of the medications.
• Serves people to become involved in their personal health needs, accompanies people to medical appointments, provides support during medical procedures, and completes follow-up recommendations.
• Administers medications and completes treatments according to the Medication Administration Record.
• Maintains current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Affords and supports people to have a safe and clean environment in which to live and work.
• Serves people to look their best by providing assistance in areas of hygiene, grooming, and attire.

Financial Management of Department

• Affords and supports people to learn about their rights, due process, and fair treatment.
• Serves people to be free of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and exploitation.
• Serves as a personal advocate for people and teaches members of the community to treat people we support with dignity and respect through respectful communication and interactions.
• Advocates and job sources with employers, community members, families and other stakeholders to develop needed supports and services.

Job Requirements

• Required: High School or equivalent diploma and Driver's License: ND, upon hire and Auto Insurance, upon hire.
• PREFERRED: One year of work experience.