What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional position at GRACE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, LLC?
Direct Support Professionals work with individuals with mental or developmental disabilities by creating behavior plans, teaching self-care skills, cooking meals and doing laundry. Additional duties may include:
- Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.
- Fosters positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served.
- Ensures client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
- Reminds and assists clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training).
- Encourages self-help activities.
- Reports changes in client’s condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.
- Documents services provided.
- Performs home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning.
- Plans meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up.
- Accompanies clients to scheduled appointments and transports clients or running errands for clients.
- Assists with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
Direct Support Professional Qualifications / Skills:
- Ability to work in a group home, home-like settings
- Communication skills (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company
- Must demonstrate a positive attitude, have excellent communication skills, and be willing to be apart of a team
- Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time
- Minimal of one year experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Ability to pass federal and state background checks
- Ability to pass drug screening
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- 21 years of age or older
- CPR & First Aid Certification, preferred
- LLAM Certification, preferred
- MANDT Certification, preferred
- Valid driver’s license
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Dover, DE 19904 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Dover, DE 19904: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
