Direct Support Professional 1

Community Link • Breese, IL

13d

About The Position

SUMMARY: Assists individuals to work toward and achieve outcomes, and to promote personal growth, community integration, economic potential, and have meaningful experiences and interactions. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Assist participant to develop and engage in interesting and meaningful activities. Provide supports identified in participants’ approved plans. Ensure safety and well-being for participants during all program activities. Provide appropriate personal care to participants, including assistance with restroom use, hygiene, meals, and minor medical issues. Encourage and aid participants to communicate and advocate their preferences. Provide transportation for participants to and from Community Day Services locations and the community in the form of driving and/or monitoring oversight as needed. Observe agency policies, procedures, and guidelines. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None Requirements QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Requirements

• Must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as participant program plans and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to participants.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of money.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be able to develop effective and efficient communications skills through instruction and training, to adapt favorably to changing program needs and have genuine interest in the welfare of participants.
• Must be able to develop basic knowledge of behavior principles through instruction and training.
• Capability with basic computer operation for participant data tracking, incident reporting, and other processes deemed necessary by the supervisory staff.
• Must be able to stay awake during the employee’s work shift.
• The employee must have the ability to drive agency vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Assist participant to develop and engage in interesting and meaningful activities.
• Provide supports identified in participants’ approved plans.
• Ensure safety and well-being for participants during all program activities.
• Provide appropriate personal care to participants, including assistance with restroom use, hygiene, meals, and minor medical issues.
• Encourage and aid participants to communicate and advocate their preferences.
• Provide transportation for participants to and from Community Day Services locations and the community in the form of driving and/or monitoring oversight as needed.
• Observe agency policies, procedures, and guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees