What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Direct Support Professional West Metro position at Hammer Residences?
Position Title : Lead Direct Support Professional
Department : Program
Grade Range / Job Status : Full-time, Non-Exempt-Hourly
Reporting Relationship : Program Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities : Direct Support Professional
Typical Schedule : Must be willing and be able to work flexible hours / days, including evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays.
Position Summary
The Lead Direct Support Professional will assist the Program Manager with administrative tasks in addition to providing daily support to people with intellectual and / or developmental disabilities living in Hammer & NER homes and apartments. Lead Direct Support professionals develop meaningful relationships and connections with individuals, providing them with a safe living environment and promoting life skills. All employees are expected to center, model and champion Hammer & NER's core values : Person-Centered, Relational, Opportunistic and Stewardship.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
1. Administrative Support
- Promptly schedule medical appointments for residents served in the home or apartment program
- Promote communication and active lifestyle for residents by scheduling activities and events in the community
- Train Direct Support Professionals in the following areas :
o Documentation in Carasolva
o Emergency procedures
o Program specific duties including use of medical equipment, appliances, and finances
o Documentation through Carasolva
o Auditing medication cabinet
o Order medications
o Works closely with nurse and pharmacy staff to ensure adequate medical supply and orders medication supplies as needed
2. Daily Living Supports
o Bathing, showering, toileting
o Meal planning
o Money management
3. Communication
4. Training and Compliance
Essential Knowledge and Qualifications
o Ability to lift 40lbs (such as lifting a wheelchair into a van), pushing, or pulling an individual in a wheelchair or while assisting with personal cares
o Household chores and physical cares may include twisting / turning, kneeling / squatting, reaching, and assisting with pivot transfers.
o Operating specialized medical or adaptive equipment, including use of lifting equipment and driving a lift van.
Requires a valid driver's license and a driving record that meets insurance requirements; ability to drive an organizational vehicle.
INDLP
Salary Description
20.50 per hour
