Direct Support Professional - DSP 1

Join our dynamic team teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling, and promoting community integration for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Requirements

• Maintaining Professionalism and Punctuality
• Taking Ownership/ Accountability
• Being Flexible: Job responsibilities may change based on needs
• Adhering to policies, procedures and regulations
• Using effective communication skills & time management skills
• Being a member of a highly effective team (Teamwork within the circle of support)
• Ensuring maintenance upkeep and safety based on facility/ program structure
• Completing mandatory trainings based on the program and position (AMAP, CPR/First Aid, SCIP-R, Defensive Driving, etc.), as well as applying skills
• Meeting and demonstrating OPWDD Core Competencies
• Ensuring health, wellness and safety
• Ensuring appropriate supervision of the people we support
• Understanding when to contact an administrator for support
• Demonstrating a willingness to assist people with ADLs
• Transporting and escorting people we support on recreational activities, medical appointment, home visits, etc.
• Building Positive relationships
• Using person first language
• Maintaining a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods: Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making
• Ensuring person centered plans are implemented
• Completing documentation to ensure compliance and billing
• Using foundational Teaching skills (EMOE, Task analysis, essential skills, supports and modifications, etc.
• Assisting people with making purchases, as well as safeguard personal allowance funds and any additional funds provided
• Managing crisis