Direct Support Professional Part time - Adult Crisis Center

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches, models, and coaches self-sufficiency and self-management skills to include tasks such as personal hygiene, housekeeping, meal preparation, money management, educational and vocational goal-setting, nutrition needs, etc.
• Makes sure to monitor and document teaching and client progress as applicable.
• Taught psychoeducation classes on recovery (e.g., medication side effects, ADL, communication skills, stress management strategies).
• Plans and facilitates community-based activities (e.g., medical appointments, grocery shopping, leisure/recreation/socialization); facilitates access to community resources (e.g., AA/NA meetings, school, job placement).
• Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment by practicing verbal de-escalation and, as authorized, other behavior management techniques.
• Serves as “ambassador” of SCS and its clients by integrating clients into the community and educating community members about people with disabilities and about SCS’s services and programming.
• Collaborates with community systems on behalf of individuals served (e.g., school, landlord, family, transportation provider, employer).
• Provides transportation (e.g., driving SCS van or personal vehicle), ensuring adherence to standard safety practices (e.g., driver certification, seat belts, child safety seats); teaches and facilitates use of public transportation systems.
• Provides assistance with basic life skills as needed.
• Administers First Aid and CPR, as needed.
• Supervise self-administered medication, depending on the specific clinical program’s protocols.
• Identifies assigned clients’ food and/or medication allergies and exercises reasonable care to avoid exposure to allergens.
• Communicates information relevant to care, treatment, and services, with other SCS staff members and, as authorized, with non-SCS providers, to ensure appropriate level and quality of care.
• May take responsibility for specific assignments within the program (e.g., food programs, admissions at Crisis Stabilization Unit).
• Documents services and care provided by timely completing various forms (e.g., attendance records, daily logs, shift/progress notes, incident reports, time reports in accordance with SCS and regulatory standards).
• Maintains confidentiality of protected health information, consistent with SCS procedures and state and federal law.
• Aid/review with discharge planning as needed.
• Provide support for additional training needs of direct support staff as needed.
• Attends and participates in all required staff and service planning meetings and trainings.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Zero to one year full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a mental health, substance abuse, intellectual disability, or physical health condition.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• Lifting a maximum of 50 pounds.
• Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation.
• All staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards.

Time Type

Part time