Direct Support Professional Driving - WellLife Queens

Job Details

Job Title: Direct Support Professional (Driving) WellLIfe

Position Reports to Job Title: Residence Manager

Job Location: Multiple

Position Summary:

Provide all aspects of care to program participants to enable them to become independent and productive. Some knowledge of computers is needed.

Essential Accountabilities:

Each DSP must be able to perform the following functions in order to ensure the life safety care and wellbeing of the people served by WellLife Network.

1. Ensures that all activities enhance and support each persons social responsibility independence dignity and continued growth.

2. Implements goals designed to maximize each person served with a level of independence as determined by the IDT including but not limited to: budgeting grooming nutritional planning use of public transportation and use of community resources shopping and housekeeping.

3. Must be able to safely operate agency vans and/or vehicles as per the agency driving policy.

4. Must successfully complete and perform all techniques required in AMAP SCIP CPR and First Aid. Employment is conditional upon passing the exams for each course.

5. Coordinates evacuation and ensures safety in actual emergencies and fire drills. Essential functions of this duty include: the ability to climb and descend fire escapes and assist others to do the same. This may include both verbal and physical prompting and the ability to perform first aid for the people served.

6. Administers medication and/or monitors selfadministration of medication as a certified AMAP. This includes documentation of the computerized EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record) system where applicable. (This may not apply to relief staff).

7. Responsible for crisis intervention and incident reporting procedures.

8. Responsible for monitoring and recording progress on daily checklists any behavior contracts quarterly summaries monthly goal forms and progress notes family contact log monthly and daily recreation reports clothing and personal effects inventory.

9. Required to display proficiency while entering person served data documentation in the electronic data system.

10. Communicates relevant information to other staff and supervisor(s) verbally and in writing (i.e. daily communication log telephone log incident reports medication and behavior incident reports).

11. Meets routinely with people served and the management team to review goal progress identify participant needs and update program plans. Assists person in researching and obtaining community resources appropriate and applicable to their needs and goals.

12. Assists person in planning and follow through on or escorts person evening and weekend recreational activities. Participates in moderate physical activities as part of recreation program.

13. Assists in planning of daily activities and events.

14. Provides training in ADL and other areas performs these functions for people served requiring total support (diaper changing ambulation GTube feeding transferring from bed to chair using Hoyer lift) specifically staff will perform all aspects of the task i.e. showering shaving toileting hand washing mouth care.

15. Attends all scheduled staff meetings mandatory inservice training sessions and assigned annual meetings within the residence and day program.

16. Acts as a role model for people served in various settings/situations.

17. Followsup on any aftercare/recommendations for treatment. Escorts/accompanies people served as needed on appointments (medical psychiatric etc..

18. Maintains confidentiality at all times.

19. Work schedules and locations are subject to change based upon person served and/or program need.

20. Other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalency diploma required. A valid New York State Drivers License with 2 years of driving experience is required must be comfortable operating a large vehicle. Experience working with adults with intellectual/developmental or other behavioral health disabilities preferred.

Americans with Disabilities Specifications

Physical Demand:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Description:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift and/or move in excess of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is not routinely exposed to severe weather conditions.

Compensation: $17.72 $17.72 Hourly

Job Number 206110