Direct Support Professional Brewster/Harwich

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Implements Individual Service Plan (ISP) objectives and behavior plans as defined on established service agreements.
• Prepares and forwards, as applicable, all required ISP paperwork and reports according to established procedures and deadlines.
• Provides training in personal care to individuals who require support.
• Provides one-on-one supervision to individual as assigned by the treatment goals, behavior plans and other relevant plans in a non-intrusive manner to ensure individual’s safety.
• Completes written reports including program objective documentation, incident reports and other reports as directed.
• Maintains regular, open lines of communication and a positive rapport with family members, as applicable, the individual’s caregivers, and AFC/Shared Living staff.
• Attends required meetings and trainings.
• Adheres to established program routines and schedules, as applicable, to ensure the individual needs are met.
• Provides assistance and support to individuals with scheduling and attending social and leisure activities.
• Provides transportation to individuals to appointments and social activities.
• Serves as mandated reporter for suspected cases of abuse and/or neglect to the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) or Elder Abuse Hotline, as appropriate.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs additional duties, as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Adaptability: Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; inspires others to be adaptable to change.
• Ethics, Values and Diversity: Promotes an appropriate and effective work environment and strives to ensure that the agency’s core values and beliefs are applied during all circumstances; genuinely cares about people; deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages, lifestyle choices and genders; supports equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all; adheres to and promotes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); advocates for the rights and interests of individuals with disabilities to maximize their potential in the programs and communities of their choice.
• Integrity and Trust: Is respectful, truthful, and transparent; keeps confidences; takes ownership and responsibility for decisions and outcomes.
• Problem Solving and Judgment: Probes all useful and constructive sources to find pertinent answers; can analyze issues, identify problems and work toward appropriate solutions; collaborates with others or as part of a team; displays willingness to make decisions; makes timely decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Oral and Written Communications: Speaks clearly, appropriately and effectively with a diverse group of individuals; is an active listener and gets clarification when necessary; participates constructively in meetings; is able to write clearly and succinctly; is able to communicate clearly in a variety of settings and situations.

PREPAREDNESS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates degree or additional education in the field (s) of psychology, social work, nursing, or special education preferred.
• 1 year of direct care, CNA, or human services experience preferred.
• Ability and willingness to provide hands-on personal care.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in both verbal and written form with coworkers and supported individuals and read fluently.
• Valid driver’s license in the state of Massachusetts required.
• Successful completion of all state and Agency mandated trainings upon hire required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• No supervisory responsibility.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Frequent standing, walking and bending.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to physically intervene in instances of extreme behavior that might jeopardize safety of individuals supported and staff.