Direct Support Professional (DSP) Lead - Intermediate Care Facility (Tampa)
About The Position
Quest, Inc. is hiring a Direct Support Professional Lead for an Intermediate Care Facility in Tampa. The role provides leadership and direction to Direct Support Professionals on shift and supports implementation of each resident’s Habilitation Plan, IPP, and daily schedule. The Lead is responsible for the quality of care, safety, and supervision of residents in the homes, and for transporting residents in large-capacity vehicles. The position also performs the skills and duties of a Direct Support Professional 3. These include assisting residents with personal care, implementing active treatment and training programs, behavior plans and service goals, safely lifting and transferring residents, supporting mealtime safety, completing housekeeping and documentation, and ensuring the home has adequate supplies. The Lead may need to stay beyond scheduled hours if replacement staff have not arrived, and must report during inclement weather to ensure residents receive care and supervision.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- 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 Habilitation Plans, IPPs, and daily schedules for individuals in the homes.
- Oversee the quality of care, safety, and supervision of individuals in the homes.
- Drive large-capacity vehicles to transport individuals in the homes.
- Observe, identify, assess, and respond to individuals’ needs at all times.
- Assist residents with personal care, including toileting, bathing, dressing, and hygiene, as needed.
- Operate 10–12 passenger vans and wheelchair buses.
- Implement active treatment, training programs, competency checks, behavior plans and protocols, and service goals in areas including self-help, daily living, social skills, leisure activities, and community inclusion.
- Safely lift, transfer, and reposition residents according to daily schedules.
- Ensure safety for residents who eat orally during mealtimes.
- Complete daily housekeeping duties.
- Ensure adequate supervision of residents, including staying past scheduled hours until replacement or backup staffing is arranged when needed.
- Report to work during inclement weather and provide care and supervision, including sheltering in place during a hurricane when necessary.
- Ensure adequate supplies are accessible to staff and residents in the home.
- Ensure all staff complete daily documentation during each shift.
Benefits
- Medical coverage with HRA, FSA, premium discounts, wellness credits, free virtual and Minute Clinic visits, free imaging, and surgery.
- Dental and vision coverage.
- Company-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) with up to a 2.5% company match.
- Tuition assistance and reimbursement.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Voluntary accident and hospitalization coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
