Direct Support Day program- (M-F 8am-4pm) TREE
Direct Support Day program- (M-F 8am-4pm) TREE
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24-06-2025
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Job Description
Title:Direct Support Professional MTP/TREE
Department:Day Services Program
Direct Supervisor: Program manager Day Services
Status:Hourly Non-Exempt
Inclusive. Innovative. Open-Hearted.
We are Care Champions. A team of adaptable collaborative diverse mission-driven individuals with a passion for purposeful innovation and service excellence. Our community commits itself to being inclusive and welcoming as we put the whole person at the center of everything we do.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Schedule/Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summary
Direct Support Professional MTP/TREE staff are members of a team responsible for providing high quality direct care services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the MTP or TREE program who attend Incompass Day Services Programs. Staff are responsible for assisting individuals participating in groups and activities prescribed in the participants day habilitation support plan (DHSP) or Community Based Day Supports Individual Supports Plan (ISP).
Day Services Direct Support Professional MTP/TREE staff are responsible for regularly interacting with and engaging program participants to ensure they are supported in the completion of their daily routine in the day services program. Staff will receive and must pass specialized training in order to provide enhanced supervision or interventions designed to address intensive behavioral support. Staff are responsible for treating all participants with dignity and respect and for ensuring the human rights of all participants served are met.
Essential Job Functions
- Responsible for the health safety and wellbeing of Participants served seeking assistance and medical interventions as appropriate.
- Serves as a Mandated Reporter and is required to advise direct supervisor DDS and DPPC immediately if abuse and/or neglect of a Participant is suspected.
- Handle crisis situations according to agency policies and procedures seeking resources when necessary.
- Monitor job site for safety cleanliness and upkeep and take necessary action to ensure the same. Report safety concerns per established protocols.
- Establish rapport with Participants participating in the Day Service program.
- Support the learning of Participants by use of motivational techniques effective interventions and various communication approaches including verbal gesture and written communication.
- Assists in the implementation of each participants DHSP or ISP ensuring that they are engaged in activities that will assist them to reach their goals and objectives. Follows all implementation strategies a written and directed.
- Assist Participants with any activities of daily living (ADLs) as applicable to each Participants abilities.
- Support each Participants existing relationships and assist in increasing their network of friends and acquaintances.
- Responsible for producing accurate legible and complete documentation for Participants served including but not limited to treatment charts and data sheets.
- Carry out all interventions in a Participants DHSP ISP or support plans as written and trained.
- Redirect and/or physically support Participants who may be aggressive using proactive techniques while maintaining self-control.
- Accompany Participants on community trips using agency vehicles.
- Communicate effectively professionally and respectfully with Individuals co-workers management guardians and others while on company time.
- Responsible for being familiar with and abiding by Agency Department and Program policies and procedures and for acting in a manner consistent with organizational values mission and goals.
- Serve as an active contributing and problem-solving member of the team. Provide support to co-workers including relief staff by sharing knowledge about Participants as appropriate for the role of support staff.
- Attend and actively participate in mandatory staff meetings and training as well as supervision meeting
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully individuals must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Experience/Education
- High School diploma or GED
- Previous related experience providing childcare/elder care/direct support to developmentally disabled persons or previous experience supporting individuals in a mental health/special education or other human services setting is required.
- Intensive behavioral support experience required.
- An equivalent combination of education and related work experience may be considered.
- Veterans Security Criminal Justice backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply
Certificates Licenses Registrations
Must successfully complete all mandatory training as required by the Agency within the required timeframe.
- Current First Aid certification
- Current CPR certification
- PABC restraint training required.
- MAP training required for TREE positions.
Language Skills
Ability to effectively professionally and respectfully communicate with co-workers management Participants guardians and stakeholders.
Must be able to read and write instructions; compose progress notes; read and interpret policy and procedure manuals; understand and follow written and/or verbal instructions; complete data sheets and other documents as needed in a complete and legible fashion.
Ability to speak effectively professionally and respectfully before groups.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to understand and apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems maintain composure and professionalism.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk sit reach with hands and arms stoop kneel crouch or crawl use hands/fingers talk and hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Employees working with individuals who require physical interventions for behavior control need to demonstrate competency in physical restraint techniques (PAC restraint certification required).
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
This job description is not all inclusive and does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by direct support staff. Employees are required to follow/perform any job-related instruction or job-related duty as directed by their immediate supervisor or another member of management in the Residential function.
Employee Benefits
- Medical & Dental Plans
- Vision
- Life & Disability Insurance
- 403B Retirement Plan
- Flexible Spending & Dependent Care Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Generous Paid Time Off and Vacation Time
Employment Type
Full Time
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