Direct Support Professional - Day Program
About The Position
This role involves implementing daily activity schedules for individuals in a day program, including community outings and in-house programming. The position emphasizes promoting community awareness and inclusion, ensuring the health and safety of individuals, and providing personal care and support. Responsibilities also include assisting with personal finances, maintaining documentation, and utilizing crisis prevention strategies. The role requires participation in interdisciplinary planning, carrying out individual service plan goals, attending staff meetings, completing training, and traveling to other program locations as needed.
Requirements
- Must be compliant with all company and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Ability to utilize crisis prevention and intervention strategies.
- Willingness to travel to other program locations as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with arts, crafts, music, and sensory activities.
- Experience in providing personal care and support.
- Experience in assisting individuals with personal finances and documentation.
- Experience with incident reporting.
- Experience with interdisciplinary planning and individual service plans.
Responsibilities
- Implement daily activity schedules including community outings, events, and in-house programming (arts, crafts, music, sensory activities).
- Promote community awareness and inclusion through responsible, courteous behavior.
- Ensure health and safety of individuals during program hours, transportation, and community activities.
- Provide personal care and support as needed.
- Assist individuals with personal finances, maintaining accurate documentation.
- Complete and submit incident reports per policy.
- Utilize crisis prevention and intervention strategies, using restrictive procedures only as a last resort.
- Participate in interdisciplinary planning and carry out goals from individual service plans.
- Attend staff meetings and complete required annual training.
- Travel to other program locations as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
