DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL/ CAREGIVERS

Indian Creek Foundation•Souderton, PA

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional provides habilitation services and direct care to individuals served in a residential program. The role supports each person’s rights, privacy, dignity, safety, comfort, development, and highest practical level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The position includes personal care, support with daily activities, medical assistance as trained, household upkeep, transportation, documentation, and communication with individuals, families, visitors, coworkers, and supervisors. The employee is expected to follow agency policies, regulatory requirements, confidentiality and HIPAA standards, safety and infection-control procedures, and the Code of Conduct. The position works as part of a team, completes duties with minimal direct supervision and appropriate judgment, participates in meetings and required training, and may assist at other homes or program locations as assigned. For the Emergency Relief assignment, core hours are established upon hire, locations may change based on program needs, and additional location-specific training may be required. The posting lists pay of $19 per hour, a $3,000 sign-on bonus, and a $750 employee referral bonus. Job location is as assigned.

Requirements

Complete and clear a criminal background check and child abuse clearance.
Have a valid driver’s license and a clear three-year driving record.
Satisfactorily complete a post-offer pre-employment physical exam and drug test, as required.
Be able to perform the physical duties of the job, including frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and using fingers, hands, feet, legs, and torso while providing care and operating a vehicle.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, including when transferring clients.
Complete required annual training of 24 hours and other training required by the program or assigned location.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience providing hands-on care to adults with developmental disabilities is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide habilitation services and direct care to individuals in the residential program.
Promote individuals’ rights, privacy, dignity, safety, comfort, and well-being, and encourage their growth, development, and goal achievement.
Assist with personal care and daily needs, including grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, toileting, incontinent care, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, and communication, as required by individual care plans.
Use lifts, mechanical lifting devices, transfer methods, and safety techniques according to agency procedures.
Provide medical assistance, including medication administration, first aid, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver, as trained by the agency and Nursing Department.
Promptly report and respond to incidents, suspected abuse, unusual incidents, and violations of residents’ rights to appropriate personnel.
Maintain documentation of activities completed or observed and complete documentation required by regulations and agency policies.
Maintain the group home, including housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal preparation, and laundry.
Transport individuals to daily activities, medical appointments, errands, and community activities; operate vehicles safely, including in stressful situations.
Follow safety, universal precaution, infection-control, and agency lifting procedures, including handwashing, glove use, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
Communicate and interact effectively and tactfully with individuals served, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors; share pertinent information and respond to inquiries or requests.
Participate in one-to-one meetings, staff meetings, and annual program plan meetings as needed.
Assist at other homes or programs in response to staff shortages or assignment needs.
Complete 24 hours of required training annually and additional training required for assigned locations.
Support the agency’s mission and values, follow resident-rights, confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and agency requirements, and conduct oneself professionally.
Cooperate with coworkers, use appropriate judgment and communication, follow up on complaints and concerns, and promote positive public relations.
Assist the immediate supervisor with operational tasks or special projects and perform other supportive duties as assigned.