Direct Support Professional Full-time

About the role

This staff person is responsible to the Assistant Manager for providing direct programming and/or dietary/laundry/toileting/housekeeping support or other support to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of Individual Plans (IP’s)
• Assists in the implementation of specific care requirements individualized for each consumer
• Assists in the implementation and documentation of formal IP programs and other programmatic requirements
• Affords all residents a positive dining experience
• Maintains accountability and inventory of food and dietary supplies
• Maintains proper labeling of stored and prepared food
• Ensures the safety, health, and well-being of all residents
• Reports and documents unsafe conditions in the environment and injury and health conditions of all residents
• Fosters a home atmosphere
• Attends in-service training programs and staff meetings
• Accounts for the expenditure of resident funds
• Assists in the inventorying of residents’ clothing and personal possessions
• May accompany residents for clothing purchases and assist them as necessary
• Repairs residents’ clothing as needed
• Transports clients as needed
• Operates Boundless vehicles and/or own vehicle
• May perform delegated nursing tasks
• Maintains household files for compliance with applicable local, state, and federal standards as needed
• Reports unusual incidents and communicates unusual medical situations as required
• Performs first aid and other procedures as trained and designated

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to communicate in English, including both spoke and in writing
• Licensure/Certification: Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR - adult, child, and infant; delegated nursing. (Training will be provided if not already certified)
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• Proof of auto insurance
• One-year experience working with intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals preferred

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to communicate in English, including both spoke and in writing
• Licensure/Certification: Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR - adult, child, and infant; delegated nursing. (Training will be provided if not already certified)
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• Proof of auto insurance
• One-year experience working with intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals preferred

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Basic computer skills
• First Aid and CPR certification
• Nursing delegation skills (if applicable)

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified