Direct Support Professional (On-Call)

Resources for Human Development • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) On-Call position is responsible for providing direct support to clients in a program setting, including assisting with life skills, educational counseling, household maintenance, meal planning, medication management, and health monitoring. The DSP will implement daily program schedules, ensure client safety, and provide crisis intervention when needed. This role involves extensive documentation, client chart management, and participation in team meetings and training. The position requires working awake shifts, including weekends, with a commitment of 3-4 shifts per month. Apis Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Must work 3-4 shifts per month.
• Must be awake shifts.
• Must include weekend shifts.
• Attend scheduled/mandatory training as outlined in CBH, DDAP, and employee's individual training plans.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AA, and NA Meetings.
• Experience with AVATAR System.

Responsibilities

• Model and assist with completing proper program household tasks.
• Maintain the program logbooks daily.
• Implement daily program schedule by ensuring tasks are completed as assigned by Administrative Staff.
• Support client safety and apply counseling provisions when needed.
• Model and assist with meal planning, and food inventory.
• Support with the creation of a grocery-shopping list and shopping as assigned by the administrative staff.
• Support and assist with monitoring of meal preparation.
• Support the implementation of the Nutrition Program.
• Monitor and supervise with mealtime organization.
• Monitor the food and household needs, goods, and program meal budget.
• Support and monitor client food and financial contributions to the program.
• Manage and support clients with proper food handling, and skills.
• Monitor and manage proper storage and safety of all household goods.
• Support and Collaborate with the Nurses to assist clients with securing prescriptions when needed.
• Support with life skills challenges, and concerns i.e., ensure appointments are met and process challenges.
• Maintain proper safety techniques while managing hazardous material.
• Collect and document urine samples as assigned.
• Retrieve and review medication upon delivery and drop offs when needed.
• Monitor, review, and collaborate with nursing staff upon client self-delivery of medication to the program.
• Staff collaboration on client-individualized treatment needs and schedules changes.
• Assist in conflict resolution.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Participate in Program milieu.
• Conduct and Facilitate, attend and/or assist with educational groups and meetings (e.g., AA, and NA Meeting, Community Meeting) as assigned by Director.
• Actively support in socialization and recreational activities during programming.
• Submit Sleep Wake Diary into AVATAR System.
• Create and organize client chart using table of content.
• Scan documents into AVATAR System.
• Document educational groups and any other significant contact.
• Conduct, facilitate and document fire drills.
• Participate in Team Support Mtgs., Staff Mtgs. and supervision as assigned by Director and Assistant Director.
• Read daily logs and document in logs at the time of shift and end of each shift.
• Support in the safety of all.
• Complete intake packets and inventory upon every admission into the program and discharge.
• Escort clients to appointments and shopping as designed within the program schedule and or according to client treatment plan.
• Conduct daily documentation and filing of Sign In logs, Refrigerator logs, Shift logs, and monitoring of clients movement.
• Provide emergency coverage.
• Ensure the program Accountability Schedule is followed.
• All other assigned tasks by Director to ensure continuity of care.
• Attend scheduled/mandatory training as outlined in CBH, DDAP, and employee's individual training plans.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.
• Non-discrimination in hiring and employment.
• Policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed