DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL-HOURLY

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists with daily living activities, including but not limited to planning and preparing meals, housekeeping, and assisting with personal hygiene, cleaning.
• Supports the independence of persons served by providing the assistance necessary to maximize their quality of life.
• Assistance with all home management chores-cleaning, doing laundry, cooking
• Transport to and supervise/support/assure safety at community activities and events client chooses to attend. (i.e.: local festivals, eating out, movies, etc.)
• Supports persons served in developing relationships and becoming involved in their communities.
• Affirm overall safety in the home with supervision/support, physical assistance, verbal prompts, and staff completion of home management tasks if client cannot or will not complete.
• Assist with critical thinking/judgment/and decision making in the home and community for overall personal health and safety.
• Handle any home or personal emergency that arises while service is being provided as directed by RHD guidelines in the On-Call Procedure.
• Provides supervision and guidance to the person served to build skills and competence.
• Documents interactions and activities per policies and procedures
• Monitor and respond to crisis situations or potential crisis situations consistent with best practice, policies, and procedures
• Communicate effectively with clients, Supervisors, and Supported Living Coaches consistently to assure client health and safety and follow up on any instructions given regarding personal or home management needs and/or tasks for client.
• Reports suspected incidents of neglect, abuse, or mistreatment consistent with the organization's policies and procedures
• Follow incident management reporting procedures.
• Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to the organization's values.
• Supervise medication administration, Complete MARS, service logs, data collection, and Electronic Health Records as required.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned, verbally or in writing.
• Provide care that’s trauma informed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred
• Basic computer and internet literacy with the ability to utilize applications like emails, time recording and other programs to enter and retrieve data as necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and documenting in English is required
• Prior experience in the human services field preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Valid driver’s license
• Compliance with state and federal background screening

Preferred

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, or a related field.
• Six months to one year of experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or in a human services setting.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift, move, or assist with transferring individuals and objects weighing up to 50 pounds or more, with or without accommodations.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, twist, climb stairs, and perform physical support activities throughout the workday.
• Ability to drive agency or personal vehicles for extended periods as needed.
• Ability to work in residential homes and community-based settings.

Schedule and Work Location

• Must be available to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, overnight shifts, and emergency coverage as needed.
• Schedule and work location may change based on business and program needs.