Direct Support Professional II-77532905

ICL Inc. • New York, NY

105d • Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional II (DSP) provides observations, evaluations, and reports to other team members to ensure and/or record an individual’s progress toward treatment/habilitation goals. In accordance with habilitative plans, they guide and teach individuals to develop skills required for a more independent lifestyle. Incumbents may take a lead role in one or more of the following duties within a work site. Duties may be performed in several or all of the following areas: Personal Care, Food Preparation, Mealtimes, Maintaining the Environment, Individual Development, Personal Interests, Participating as Program Planning Team Member, and Communication.

Requirements

• Knowledge of policies and procedures of OPWDD, as well as state and federal regulations as they apply to the care and treatment of the developmentally disabled.
• Knowledge of active treatment programs as they relate to the developmentally disabled.
• Currently AMAP certified or able to become certified within six months of hire.
• Currently SCIP-R certified or able to become certified within six months of hire.
• Currently CPR and First Aid certified or able to become certified within six months.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
• High school diploma or GED or possess a Direct Support Professional (DSP) Certificate from an accredited public or private organization and the ability to provide direct services to adults with developmental disabilities.
• Related experience is desirable.
• Current clean New York State driver's license might be required depending on the shift.

Nice To Haves

• Direct Care experience with people with mental and/or physical disabilities.
• AMAP, SCIP-R, CPR/SFA certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide observations, evaluations, and reports to team members regarding individual progress toward treatment/habilitation goals.
• Guide and teach individuals to develop skills for a more independent lifestyle in accordance with habilitative plans.
• Teach and reinforce infection control and personal grooming techniques; assist in bathing, dental care, hair and nail care, personal hygiene, toileting, incontinence care, menstrual care, and grooming routines.
• Teach and assist individuals in dressing, clothing selection, storage, laundering, and repair of clothing and accessories; help them shop for clothing.
• Teach and assist in the proper use and care of shavers, razors, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and prostheses.
• Administer and teach individuals first aid treatments; administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and perform other health-related techniques.
• Take, record, and report temperatures, blood pressures, pulse rate, weight, and other significant symptoms/health-related occurrences.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Report unusual incidents and physical or behavioral symptoms promptly and accurately to the supervisor.
• Apply valid and accepted limits for inappropriate behavior and help control and restrain individuals with challenging behaviors.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments; teach, observe, and report problems and progress in self-administration of medications programs.
• Accompany individuals to medical, dental, and other health-related appointments; deliver prescriptions to pharmacy, take medication to home site and log same; instruct and observe individuals in use of those substances.
• Assist individuals in eating who cannot feed themselves independently.
• Teach individuals to eat in a family-style setting; model and teach mealtime socialization skills.
• Teach and assist individuals to plan, shop, store, prepare, and serve meals using currently accepted nutritional standards; clean kitchen and dining areas, and dispose of leftover food safely.
• Perform/teach routine housekeeping duties such as dusting, washing floors and walls, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming rugs.
• Assist individuals in bed making.
• Follow safety procedures in living unit by mopping up spills, reporting unsafe conditions, teaching and reinforcing fire safety procedures.
• Store supplies and assure that storage areas are kept in a neat and orderly condition.
• Responsible for storage and replacement of linens.
• May assist in various household inventories.
• Perform/teach minor and routine maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs, fuses, replacement of faucet washers; obtain repair services for appliances.
• Perform/teach routine removal of trash, cleaning of trash containers, ashtrays, etc.
• Teach/perform outdoor maintenance tasks and repairs of residence, yard, garden, walks; report need for or obtain repair services for automobiles, vans, mowers, etc.
• Check fire equipment and report any malfunction.
• Conduct fire drills following the fire evacuation plan.
• Teach and reinforce use of a variety of communication skills.
• Guide individuals through motor exercises designed to increase physical coordinative functions.
• Teach and reinforce principles of human growth and development, including human sexuality, as determined by each person's developmental level and program plan.
• Teach acceptable work habits, e.g., punctuality, dress and grooming, to enable individuals to develop readiness for work outside the home, or in support of individuals' habilitative goals.
• Accompany individuals to community activities including worksites, cultural, religious and social events, day programs, and visits to health practitioners; aid them in developing awareness and use of community resources and in interacting with others.
• Provide support for maximum community integration.
• Transport/arrange for transport of individuals to community events; aid them in development of their mobility skills.
• Maintain an adequate supply of and accounting of personal clothing and possessions.
• Teach money management principles to individuals; complete/aid in completion of banking activities.
• Provide an accurate accounting of all financial transactions made on behalf of individuals in their care.
• Help individuals to develop/maintain positive interpersonal relationships with their peers, with others in their families, and with others in the community.
• If pets are in the home, teach/assist with their feeding, grooming, and care.
• Teach/supervise/participate in a variety of leisure and recreational activities, crafts projects, seasonal and permanent home decoration.
• Assist in planning, supervising, and conducting holiday celebrations selected by residents and staff.
• May accompany individuals to dances, camping trips, swimming, horseback riding, basketball, or other sports; assist in selection and teaching of appropriate community inclusion leisure activities.
• Aid in the selection, purchase, care, and use by individuals of age-appropriate personal belongings.
• Observe and report on behavior and specific responses to programming, medication, interpersonal relationships, etc.
• Actively participate at staff meetings by communicating observations concerning progress and reaction to various therapy programs.
• At meetings, may suggest alternative programs or procedures based on experience with the individual’s habilitation plan.
• Record all significant behavioral responses in prescribed format.
• Participate in the development of individual program and habilitation plans.
• May be asked to assist in the orientation and training of other staff.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned.
• Communicate with other direct care staff, supervisory or clinical staff for the purpose of sharing information and obtaining direction for specific assignments.
• Communicate with the developmentally disabled individuals in their care, their families, and others who meet them.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED