PRN

About the role

Direct Support Professional position located in Crafton, PA. Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, instructs or assists residents in activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating and personal hygiene.
• Provides individualized care, active treatment and appropriate documentation under professional direction.
• Provides age-appropriate, ongoing interactions with clients during structured and unstructured activities directed towards individuals' identified needs.
• Participates in in‑service training courses.
• Participates in housekeeping functions in residents’ living quarters, including responsibility for their personal effects and spot‑cleaning when necessary.
• Plans and provides guidance in social, recreational, work, community and study activities.
• Copes with day‑to‑day problems and feelings of the resident and reports observations on individual behavior.
• Participates in staff meetings as an integral member of the residents’ interdisciplinary team.
• Transports and/or accompanies residents to various activities in the community.
• Works cooperatively with all personnel involved in the active treatment of the residents.
• Works in other areas and/or takes hospital trips when coverage dictates this necessity at supervisor’s direction.
• Requisitions maintenance/housekeeping services as needed.
• Promotes a positive self‑image and residents’ individualized development.
• Ensures the safety of the residents is maintained at all times by providing a safe living environment.
• Provides written reports on residents’ progress and program effectiveness.
• Participates in training programs provided by all disciplines involved in the total resident program and the follow‑