What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional (Residential/ Community Participation) position at A&K Assisted Living Community Homes LLC?
Full job description
A Direct Support Professional provides individually focused care and support to ensure each person can make choices and meet outcomes. You will be encouraging growth toward independence in activities of daily living, socialization, community involvement, and support in expression of choices.
Accountabilities of Direct Support Professional:
- The role of a direct support professional is complex and requires a specific set of skills and values. The following represents what to expect in one’s practice as a direct support professional.
- Direct support professionals assist people who need support to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities. Direct support professionals recognize the unique gifts, preferences and needs of each person supported.
- Direct support professionals recognize the person hood of people they support. They partner with them in making informed decisions and everyday choices about their finances, well-being, relationships, and employment.
- Direct support professionals will use knowledge, skills (competencies), and values (NADSP Code of Ethics) to guide their work and provide quality services. Direct support professionals continue to learn and develop their professional abilities through ongoing in-service and self-directed education and training.
- Direct support professionals understand that quality services occur at the point of interaction with the people that they support.
- Direct support professionals realize that their role includes being a mentor and a facilitator. Direct support professionals inform the people they support regarding their responsibilities and advocate with them for their valued role in society.
- Direct support professionals empower people they support to have meaningful relationships with friends, their families, and promote integration and inclusion in all our nation’s communities.
- Direct support professionals respect the privacy of the people they support and commit to promote their physical and emotional well-being.
The Tools You Need:
- High School Diploma / GED;
- Must be willing to get Med Certified (paid by A&K Assisted Living Community homes LLC.)
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must have a valid PA/NJ Driver’s License and 1 year of driving experience
- Must be available to work the hours of 8am-4pm.
A&K Assisted Living Community Homes LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. A& K Assisted Living Community Homes LLC. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.50 - $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid orientation
- Paid training
- Referral program
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $17