Direct Support Professional - Respite Care Home
Direct Support Professional - Respite Care Home
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Job Description
Position Summary:
The Direct Support Professional in the Respite Care Home provides support to persons served with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities that require protective oversight behavioral support or assistance with the activities of daily living (ADL) and certain independent activities of daily living (IADL).
Pay Rate: $20 per hour with additional $3 per hour on weekends
We currently have 3 part time shifts available:
- 24 Hrs/Week Various days 3pm11pm and every other weekend
- 24 Hrs/Week Various days 7pm7am (overnight) and every other weekend
- 2024 Hrs/Week Floating shifts 7am3pm 7am7pm 3pm11pm and every other weekend
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Becomes familiar with persons served program file. Performs activities outlined on the program plan to achieve the goals and expectations identified by the parents/program coordinator.
- Transports persons served safely.
- Prepares snacks and meals. Incorporates assistance of persons served as often as possible in order to teach life skills related to cooking. Allows persons served to prepare serve and clean up snacks as part of daily routine.
- Serves food (or feeds) persons served who have no or limited selffeeding skills.
- Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen bedrooms bathrooms as well as any other recreational rooms that may be used.
- Assists persons served with activities of daily living such as feeding toileting personal hygiene and changing clothes.
- Assists with the participation in community activities and modifies activities as needed.
- Maintains discipline and order in a manner agreeable with parents and agency directives as well as with the individuals program plan.
- Ensures the safety and welfare of all persons served.
- Gets to know each person served and anticipate the persons served needs
- Completes and maintains all required trainings.
- Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
Management/Supervisory Responsibilities:
- N/A
Qualifications:
Education Experience Skills:
- 18 years of age or older.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 6 months experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities preferred.
- Possess sound oral and written communication skills as well as decisionmaking skills.
- Must be able to write and document in a clear concise and professional manner.
- Possess the ability to use Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to Outlook Word and Excel.
- Ability to work as a team member.
Certifications Licenses Registrations:
- Drivers License
Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
- May drive large van to and from events programs etc. Must assist persons served entering and exiting the van. Lock down wheelchairs on vans.
- Physically assist persons served as needed.
- Lift persons served who cannot bear weight.
- Push and maneuver wheelchairs.
- Moderate Work Exerts up to 50lbs of force occasionally and 20lbs frequently. Standing sitting reaching typing and walking are common.
- Criminal Background Check
- Family Care Safety Registry Check
- Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Check Proof of Insurance
Community Living Inc. is an equal opportunity employer andcomplieswith all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. Community Living strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees or applicantswithregard torace color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation military service or other nonmerit based factorsor any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
