What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional - Youth Program - Pt or Ft -Nights/Wkends position at Vanderheyden Hall?
Description
Direct Support Professionals (DSP) assist youth in identifying and acquiring skills and self-esteem need to establish and achieve personal goals. They are responsible for the direct care of individuals served by providing transportation, instruction on life skills, implementing daily routines, providing recreational opportunities, dispensing medication, and assuring that the environment is safely managed. DSPs also assume responsibility for documenting behavior, participates in treatment team meetings, service plan reviews, and performing physical interventions in regards to Individual Treatment Plans and Behavioral Support Plans(BSP).
1. Employs procedures which maintain an environment of care that is safe and therapeutic.
2. Provides direct care to individuals per agency policy.
3. Implements appropriate supervision to assigned daily schedules, including all routines and life skills activities.
4. Dispenses medication per agency policy.
5. Safely transports individuals as assigned per level of supervision required.
6. Assists assigned individuals with specific tasks as designated by individual treatment plan.
7. Participates in the treatment team or recommendation process.
8. Assist in personal care of individuals.
9. Assures appropriate boundaries
Policies and Procedures
1. Learns and practices agency policies and procedures.
2. Learns and implements each individual treatment plan including : physical interventions, documents and makes proper notifications according to procedures.
3. Provides coverage as assigned.
4. Remains on-duty until properly briefed and appropriate parameters are met.
Supervision
1. Actively participates in supervision.
2. Participates in agency and other staff development opportunities as assigned.
3. Attains and actively participates in all assigned training's.
Agency Responsibilities
1. Engages in all living unit, service, and / or department planning and goal attainment.
2. Participates in activities and committees.
3. Changes work location to meet agency needs.
4. Maintains appropriate attendance and punctuality.
Communication
1. Reviews and signs off on all logs and thoroughly completes briefing.
2. Completes all necessary communications, documentation's, and loggings.
3. Properly notifies and / or consults with the Administrator on Duty (AOD).
4. Proactively and effectively liaisons with other disciplines, internal and external Service Providers and families as appropriate.
5. Appropriately utilizes chain of command
6. As assigned and will complete section of monthly report.
Environment of Care
1. Completes assigned cleanup procedures, checklists and schedules.
2. Proactively and effectively liaisons with Maintenance, House Manager, Coordinators, Direct Support Supervisors and Directors.
3. Runs routine in the absence of other team members when necessary
4. Supports Quality Assurance Quality Improvement directives
Other Responsibilities
1. Completes other responsibilities as properly assigned. When required, assures and assists with supervision of all individuals served.
2. Promotes and supports cultural diversity and competence and is strength based.
3. As this list of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive, other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.
Requirements
- High School Diploma / GED
- Valid NYS driver's license to ensure ability to drive agency vehicles.
- Medication certified within provisional period.
- Ability to write legibly.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and individuals served.
- Ability to perform physical interventions.
- Basic computer skills.
- Fit for Duty physical required annually.
- Paid training.
