Live-in Direct Support Professional

Position Summary

Direct Support Professionals assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they can live in and enrich their community while achieving their personal, family, social, and spiritual goals. DSPs are the key to independence and self-determination for adults with disabilities. DSPs perform the core function of Jubilee’s mission.

Schedule

Full-time position: Wednesday 3 pm–11 pm, Thursday 4:30 pm–11 pm, Friday 4:30 pm–11 pm, Saturday 7 am–11 pm.

Responsibilities

• Provide in‑person daily support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their homes and communities according to person‑centered plans.
• Assist with participating in social and community activities.
• Develop relationships and communicate with friends, family, and community members.
• Celebrate life successes and meet life’s challenges.
• Work through anxiety, frustration, and emotions.
• Support decision‑making.
• Assist with shopping, cooking, cleaning, and home upkeep.
• Assist with dressing, bathing, and personal hygiene.
• Accompany to medical and dental visits.
• Help with taking medications.
• Support walking, rolling, and moving safely with or without adaptive equipment.
• Encourage exercise, sports, and fitness.
• Help manage money, plan spending, and keep receipts.
• Provide transportation in public, private, and Jubilee vehicles.
• Maintain presence: arrive on time, remain fully engaged, communicate anticipated absences, clock in/out in real time.
• Provide regular opportunities for community engagement; encourage participation in community, family, Jubilee‑sponsored, and faith‑community activities; help develop relationships and overcome participation barriers.
• Complete and maintain required training and certifications (MD DDA, Jubilee, first aid/CPR, Mandt, Certified Medication Technician, person‑specific training).
• Pursue additional professional development.
• Follow each person’s service authorization, person‑centered plan, behavior support plan, and nursing care plan.
• Document services, medication administration, progress on goals, medical visits, incidents, and behavior per Jubilee policies.
• Maintain regular, open, positive communication with supervisor, colleagues, and family members; check Jubilee email and voicemail at least once each work day; practice culturally sensitive communication.
• Attend team meetings, all‑staff meetings, and other relevant meetings; contribute to program evaluation and help set organizational priorities.
• Be knowledgeable of Jubilee’s policies and procedures (Program Policies, Personnel Policies, Family Handbook, SOPs).
• Periodically accompany people supported on vacations that may include overnight stays; participate in conferences with overnight stays.
• When assigned to an awake overnight shift, monitor and provide support as needed, complete household upkeep tasks, and remain awake the entire shift.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Experience as a direct support professional is a plus, but not required.
• Commitment to Jubilee’s core values of respect and human dignity, self‑determination, community, justice, ethical practices, and spiritual care.
• Computer skills for using email and online data systems.
• Current