DSP Employment Specialist

About the Role

As a DSP Employment Specialist, you will oversee the strategic planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs. You will manage program risks, resources, and budgets, align with organizational goals, and lead cross-functional teams to achieve business value. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills are crucial for successful program completion and objective realization.

Responsibilities

Supervisory

• Oversees staff performance and supervision for Supervisors and DSPs.
• Ensures employees can navigate needed sites to perform their jobs.
• Completes annual goals, appraisals, and survey follow-up.
• Ensures CSH training, staff education, and annual trainings are completed.
• Responds to the needs and questions of people supported and staff.

Learning About the Person Supported

• Builds a positive rapport with people by learning their wants, needs, and desires.
• Learns about the person’s spirituality, social history, and life experiences through education and community experiences.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Ensures each person within the department has all basic assurances met.
• Attends program training with the QIDP and accurately implements all OSP/PCSP programs, learning objectives, and supports.
• Attends team meetings and completes assessments as required.
• Documents accurately and timely in all applicable records, charts, and files of people supported.

Integration and Community Support

• Learns about people’s vocational, community, and social interests through experience and exposure.
• Supports people to be active members of the community (e.g., employment, volunteer work, clubs/organizations, church activities) by emphasizing choices.
• Maintains a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and access to a vehicle.

Health, Safety, and Welfare of the Person Supported

• Learns about the best possible health needs (including physical and mental health) for the person you are supporting, including knowledge of medications and their effects.
• Supports people to become involved in their personal health needs, accompanies them to medical appointments, provides support during procedures, and completes follow-up recommendations.
• Administers medications and completes treatments according to the Medication Administration Record.
• Maintains current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Assists and supports people to have a safe and clean environment in which to live and work.
• Learns about nutritional and healthy lifestyle recommendations through meal planning and preparation.
• Supports people to look their best by providing assistance in hygiene, grooming, and attire.

Financial Management of Department

• Monitors and reviews monthly budgets and stays within approved budget amounts.
• Approves expenditures according to department guidelines.
• Oversees financial expenditures/budgets for people supported.
• Manages the department’s procurement (P) card.

Requirements

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: One year of work experience.

Pay

$22.12 - $32.90 per hour.

About the Workplace

CHI Friendship is founded on the positive impact diversity has in our communities when embraced. Team members genuinely enjoy learning about the people we support and helping them achieve independence while reaching their goals and dreams.