Direct Support Professional | Monday - Friday | 4pm - 12am | Dyersburg, TN

Support Solutions • Dyersburg, TN

21d • Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional provides support to individuals with disabilities, empowering them to lead self-directed lives and develop or maintain skills that enhance their quality of life. The role supports the organization’s mission to help supported persons remain happy, healthy, and safe while enjoying life to the fullest extent possible.

The position supports individuals with personal care, daily routines, and outcomes identified in their Individual Support Plans. It promotes dignity, choice, community integration, relationships, independence, and participation in preferred activities. The work takes place primarily in a home environment and also in community and work settings, including during appointments and outings. The schedule listed is Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old and able to read and write effectively.
• ECF staff must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Must meet state and local requirements for criminal background checks and checks of sexual offender, abuse, drug, and felony offender listings.
• Must meet all training requirements and keep training current.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective organizational skills, including handling heavy workloads within established time frames and working amid interruptions or distractions.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and interact appropriately in different contexts.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding clients and employees.
• Ability to perform varied duties and adapt to changing tasks, technology, techniques, environmental factors, physical demands, and work situations.
• Must provide medical records required by governing entities and company policy; examples include TB skin tests and Hepatitis B and flu vaccinations.
• Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods, sit for short or long periods, and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach.
• Ability to drive or travel short distances to transport individuals and attend meetings and training.
• Full range of body movement, including ability to perform CPR compressions, abdominal thrusts, CPI techniques, and, when needed, pursue a person on foot to prevent injury; ability to bend, reach, crouch, stoop, and climb.
• Ability to use all five senses; required vision includes close vision, distance vision, and depth perception sufficient to shift focus between documents, a computer or tablet, and operating a vehicle.
• Ability to talk and listen for prolonged periods, both on the telephone and face to face.
• Ability to lift more than 50 pounds to assist with transfers and repositioning of individuals requiring total care.
• Must maintain a valid Medication Certification throughout employment.
• Must maintain a valid CPR/First Aid Certification throughout employment.
• Must maintain valid CPI training throughout employment if required.
• Valid automobile insurance is required when working in homes where the agency does not provide a vehicle; proof must be presented before transfer to such a home, and the agency may request proof regardless of site or vehicle availability.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care, daily routines, and outcomes in their Individual Support Plans.
• Respect individuals’ dignity and choices, connect them to activities and experiences they prefer, and empower them to make decisions and lead self-directed lives.
• Provide person-centered support for community integration, pursuing personal goals, establishing relationships, and connecting with communities.
• Transport and accompany individuals to events, job sites, medical appointments, and community outings using company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation; arrange alternate transportation when needed for safety.
• Ensure proper use of individuals’ and agency resources, including funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, equipment, food, and supplies.
• Attend assigned training meetings.
• Cook and provide meals according to scheduled menus.
• Perform or teach activities of daily living and personal skills that support independence.
• Work toward individual outcomes and document progress consistently.
• Use the electronic records system and complete required daily shift notes.
• Follow customer service standards when communicating with individuals, families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, case managers, and others.
• Oversee the storage and administration of medications.
• Assist with personal grooming as desired, supporting the individual’s independence where possible.
• Assist with housekeeping and laundry as desired by the individual.
• Protect the confidentiality of supported persons.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors, managers, or authorized staff.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• $300 sign-on bonus after successful completion of 90 days of service for full-time and part-time hires working 24 hours per week.
• $300 referral bonus for employee-referred hires who successfully complete 90 days of service and work full-time or part-time hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED