Direct Support Professional

Responsibilities

• Help the people we support to have meaningful lives
• Listen to their dreams and help them learn skills to live the lives they choose
• Encourage each individual to tell us what is important to them and important for them
• Investigate and involve them in activities that match their interests, goals, and dreams for the future
• Aid individuals we support in learning how to develop and maintain positive relationships with people in their community
• Respect the rights of the people we support and teach them to advocate for themselves
• Use our person-centered philosophy throughout the day
• Use each moment as a teachable moment
• Show an individual by listening and observing what is important to him or her
• Show a positive attitude toward work and others
• Protect the health of the people you support
• This may include giving medication, following doctor’s orders, going to medical appointments, and/or seeking emergency medical care when necessary
• Keep the people you support safe at all times by providing the level of supervision described in the person’s service plan