Direct Support Professional (DSP)

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General Description of Job: General activities of the Direct Support Professional are aimed at encouraging the participant to become as self-directing as possible within medically determined limitations. Also, to help the participant maintain good standards of hygiene; and to stimulate mental alertness through conversation and participation in individualized appropriate activities.

Responsibilities and Duties: Employee is responsible for providing residential habilitation services in a safe environment. Duties include the performance of simple procedures as an extension of therapy services, personal care, ambulation and exercise, passive range of motion activities, household services essential to residential habilitation, assistance with medications that are ordinarily self - administered, teaching habilitation skills, recording changes in the participant’s conditions and needs, progress towards goals as per individual support and habilitation plan and completing appropriate records.

1. Providing personal care, habilitative and supportive services as per Participants Individual Support Plan.
2. Maintain adequate and complete training, education, and experience to effectively and properly perform all duties listed herein, and those otherwise assigned.
3. Maintain all applicable legally – and regulatory – required qualifications and/or certifications.
4. Complete and maintain current CPR certification and First Aid training.
5. Maintain current and valid automobile liability insurance covering each and every vehicle used by the employee in connection with, or relating to, the performance of the duties listed herein, and those otherwise assigned.
6. Complete Inspire’s orientation and training programs as assigned.
7. Participate, at employee’s expense, in a minimum of 8 hours of in-service training each year.
8. Assisting with activities of daily living (ADL), personal hygiene, eating and meal preparation, dressing, toileting skills as needed, exercises and ambulation. All daily activities.
9. Maintaining a safe environment.
10. Maintaining current and accurate clinical records.
11. Communicating to the Program Coordinator (QIDP) changes in the status of the Participant.
12. Providing household duties to facilitate the Participant’s self-care at home, and giving the participant opportunities to be as independent as possible.
13. Participating in participant care conferences and in-services.
14. Assisting Participants in establishing a daily schedule for household duties and activities of daily living.
15. Instructing Participants in learning and re-learning household duties and activities of daily living.
16. Assisting with laundry, bed making and changing of bed.
17. Assisting in promoting participant’s alertness and reality orientation through conversation, companionship and other activities.
18. Assisting Participants with prescribed activity and exercises in accordance with instructions of appropriate professional personnel.
19. Employee will model appropriate socialization skills to the participant.
20. Employee will assist participant to and from activities in the community and will assist with supervising participant during community activity as needed. |
21. Employee will teach participant money management skills as indicated in the participants individual support plan.
22. Employee will teach participant friendship/relationship skills as indicated in the participants individual support plan.
23. Employee will facilitate safety skills.
24. Employee will assist participant with behavioral management as per individual support plan and behavioral plan as needed.
25. Employee will be respectful of the participant and act as an advocate for the Participant.
26. Employee will assist participant with developing communication skills.
27. Employee will assist participant with dealing with losses and grieving process as needed.
28. Employee will assist participant with hobby development as per individual support plan.
29. Employee will do habilitation training as per participants individual support plan.
30. Any other duty deemed necessary by the manager or administrator.
31. We also offer an ON CALL TEAM that starts you at $15/HR!! Let us know if you are interested!!

JOB SPECIFICATIONS Age: Eighteen years or older.
Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
Be able to read and write legibly, to understand and carry out directions and instructions, keep simple records, and function with minimal supervision.
Completion of CPR and First Aid Course before official start date working with participants.
Other: Valid Driver’s License Criminal background check satisfactorily completed online and passed within 60 days of hire

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $15