About The Position
The Direct Support Professional (DSP) Lead provides leadership and direction to Direct Support Professionals on shift and is responsible for implementing each resident’s Habilitation Plan, IPP, and daily schedule. The role oversees the quality of care, safety, and supervision of individuals in the home, assesses their needs, and ensures staff complete daily documentation. The lead also ensures the home has adequate supplies and may need to remain beyond scheduled hours until the next shift arrives or backup staffing is arranged. Staff are expected to report during inclement weather and may need to shelter in place during a hurricane. The position also carries out Direct Support Professional 3 duties, including assisting residents with personal care, implementing active treatment and training programs, behavior plans and service goals, completing housekeeping, and safely lifting, transferring, and repositioning residents. The role includes driving large-capacity vehicles to transport residents and ensuring their safety during meals and other activities.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High school diploma required.
- Valid Florida driver’s license with no major driving violations at all times.
- At least 6 months of experience working with people with developmental disabilities, or in intensive behavior, psychiatric, nursing home, or childcare settings.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and direction to Direct Support Professionals on shift.
- Implement services outlined in each individual’s Habilitation Plan, IPP, and daily schedule.
- Ensure the overall quality of care, safety, and supervision of individuals in the home.
- Assess and recognize individuals’ needs at all times.
- Master all skills and competencies of a Direct Support Professional 3.
- Assist residents with personal care as needed, including toileting, bathing, dressing, and hygiene.
- Operate large-capacity vehicles, including 10–12 passenger vans and wheelchair buses, to transport residents.
- Implement active treatment, training programs, competency checks, behavior plans and protocols, and service goals in areas such as self-help, daily living, social skills, leisure activities, and community inclusion.
- Safely lift, transfer, and reposition residents as outlined in daily schedules.
- Ensure the safety of residents who eat orally during mealtimes.
- Complete daily housekeeping duties.
- Ensure adequate supervision of residents in the home, including staying past scheduled hours until staff arrive or backup staffing is arranged when needed.
- Report to work during inclement weather to ensure adequate supervision and care; this may include sheltering in place during a hurricane.
- Ensure the home has adequate supplies accessible to staff and residents.
- Ensure all staff members complete daily documentation during each shift.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
