Direct Support Professional (DSP) 2nd Shift Caregiver ID/IDD

Summary

To promote an environment of teamwork that encourages client teaching, mentoring, and coaching. That involves active treatment, and skill development and promotes growth. Create a home that yields a clean, organized, welcoming environment. In addition to collaborating with fellow coworkers and leadership using a positive team approach.

Essential Functions

• Represents OAC in a positive and professional manner in community meetings, events and social functions.
• Provides day-to-day organization and implementation of activities that promote an organized and positive environment.
• Ensures an environment that is person-centered, organized, non-reactive, and promotes independence.
• Able to independently make decisions in regard to best practices, quality assurance, risk management and problem-solving.
• Demonstrates the ability to coach, teach, and mentor individuals in all aspects of home management and personal independence.
• Engages clients in ongoing, meaningful active treatment and the individual support plans (ISP’s) for the clients served in the ID/DD program; implements programs and the delivery of services according to the ISP and the requirements of CMS regulations.
• Advocates for each client’s specific needs and personal welfare in the home and community, and ensures follow-up when concerns are identified.
• Affords assistance with coordinating, scheduling and/or transporting clients to appointments and/or recreational activities on a regular basis; ensures all required documents, files and reports are prepared, reviewed, approved and processed in a timely manner.
• Provides accurate documentation of client’s participation and progress in all training objectives/programs to teach independent living skills; ensures day-to-day assigned tasks are completed.
• Communicates and actively participates with the inter-disciplinary process to include but not limited to individual support plans (ISP’s), behavior management, incident reports, etc.
• Interacts with client’s family members/conservator, & maintains positive relationships internally and externally.
• Must attend all required trainings/meetings and remain current on all certifications.
• To provide support and services to all clients across the local operation when necessary.
• Transport clients to medical appointments, Enrichment Center, and client outings as assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining work schedules. Dependability is required. Monitors and manages own time off and documents time worked accurately.
• Carrries out responsibilities and duties in a manner that is professional, timely, effective, and efficient, including other job duties as assigned.
• Additional committees as assigned, or volunteer.

  Qualifications

  • High school graduate and/or GED preferred
  • Must have valid driver’s license
  • CPR certification within 30 days of hire is required
  • Certified in Professional Crisis Management (PCM) within 60 days of hire is required
  • Ability to lift repetitively a minimum of 50 pounds; tasks may include lifting, repositioning, turning, bending, squatting, etc.
  • Good oral, written and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with others.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to follow procedures, instructions, laws and policies
  • Ability to project a positive and professional image on behalf of the organization.
  • Must be an effective team member.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.