Direct Support Professional (DSP) I: OIDD-Coastal

State of South Carolina•Dorchester County, SC

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional I is an entry-level direct support role at Coastal Regional Center, an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) in Summerville, South Carolina. The position provides hands-on care and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping them develop daily living skills and participate in individual and group activities. The employee follows each consumer’s individual support plan, behavior support plan, dining and lifting protocols, and applicable training and service programs while ensuring consumer health and safety. Working under the direct supervision of a Direct Support Professional III, the employee transports and monitors consumers for off-campus appointments, programs, and activities; documents services and assessments; contributes to the interdisciplinary team; and reports significant events and suspected abuse. This is an essential position that may require overtime and work during emergencies or disasters, including hazardous weather. Applicable shifts may receive a differential of up to $3.50 per hour. Eligible candidates may receive a $1,000 sign-on bonus, distributed after three, six, nine, and twelve months of successful continuous full-time employment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work with individuals who may be physically aggressive or medically fragile.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to work in indoor and outdoor environments for certain periods of time.
Ability to perform physical activities including lifting, pushing, standing, stooping, kneeling, and running.
Complete required pre-employment screenings, including medical and drug screening, background checks and fingerprinting, child abuse and neglect registry screening, federal exclusion screening, driving record check, and educational credential verification.
Complete required tuberculosis testing before starting work when working directly with consumers.
Provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, Varicella, and Hepatitis B before beginning employment, as required for healthcare providers.

Nice To Haves

Administrative abilities and general knowledge of intellectual disabilities.
Basic computer skills, including use of Therap and SCEIS Central for time and leave purposes.
Knowledge of relevant federal and state regulations and basic safety practices.
Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Ensure each consumer’s health and safety while following the prescribed behavior support plan, dining protocol, lifting protocol, individual support plan, and associated training and service programs.
Provide direct, hands-on individual care as needed, following agency and office guidelines, rules, regulations, and professional techniques.
Participate in training and guide consumers in developing activities of daily living skills.
Transport and monitor consumers to and from off-campus appointments, programs, and activities.
Implement training and service programs under ICF-IID active treatment standards, assist with daily activities, and engage consumers in group activities.
Complete timely and accurate data collection and assessments in keeping with individual support plans.
Maintain documentation in compliance with agency and office policies and procedures.
Provide input as an active member of the interdisciplinary team and participate in required team and staff meetings.
Immediately report significant events and suspected abuse under agency and office policies and procedures.
Maintain a safe, orderly, neat, and clean environment for consumers.
Report to duty as required, assume accountability for assigned individuals, and work overtime when needed to ensure consumer safety and supervision.
Follow agency and office policies and procedures and perform additional duties as required.
Work during emergencies or disasters when required by the State Disaster Plan.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
15 days of sick leave per year.
13 paid holidays.
Paid parental leave.
South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.
State Retirement Plan (SCRS) or State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP).
Up to $3.50 per hour shift differential for applicable shifts.
$1,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates, distributed after three, six, nine, and twelve months of successful continuous full-time employment.
Referral Incentive Reward and Retention Bonus programs.