Direct Support Professional

The Frazer Center Inc.•Atlanta, GA

32d

About The Position

Provide care, training, and instruction for adults with physical and cognitive challenges in the areas of recreation and leisure, daily living skills, vocational skills, and community integration. Provide direct services that meet or exceed the Center’s policies and procedures, licensing and regulatory requirements, and CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation standards.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Valid Georgia Drivers License, without restrictions or citations within the last 3 years
Must be able to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50 pounds
Ability to reach, bend, kneel, stoop, and stand for long periods of time
Ability to lift from floor to chest level
May occasionally lift, push, and pull up to 100 pounds
Ability to keyboard and view a laptop computer screen

Nice To Haves

CNA or AA/BA in social work, special education, rehabilitation, or related fields preferred

Responsibilities

Provide watchful oversight for all participants, but particularly participants assigned to your class or group
Develop, plan, and maintain daily activities for adults with developmental disabilities based on their interests, strengths, and ISP goals
Assist assigned adult participants and ISP team in assessment, development and implementation of person-centered plans
Provide direct assistance in self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills training to individual participants and groups
Support program participants in their personal growth and development respecting cultural, ethnic, spiritual, and individual differences. Support program participants to learn and advocate for their human and adult rights
Provide direct assistance and training / retraining, in order to improve access to and use of community resources by individual participants or groups
Provides active support and direct assistance in participation in community social, recreational and leisure activities
Responsible for promptly responding to and reporting to the appropriate personnel, incidents or evidence of participant abuse; critical incidents; violation of participants’ rights and other events based on regulations or agency policies
Complete activity notes documenting services provided and progress on ISP goals and ISP data by the end of each shift
Complete all other required documentation such as HRST tracking, maladaptive behavior logs, seizure tracking, reposition logs, or communication logs as needed. Assure all paperwork is accurate and submitted on time
Maintain center program area – cleaning tables, chairs, and supplies daily/weekly as scheduled. Ensures supplies are kept organized and in working order. Return supplies to designated areas daily
Physically participate with program participants in all activities; encourage participants to exercise choice in the pace and type of activities that occur
Use positive behavior supports to prevent and address disruptive behaviors and to maintain a safe, respectful environment for adult participants
Assist with the physical needs of adult participants in the following areas: toileting feeding/lunch arranging room and care for personal needs (i.e., wheelchairs, lap boards, augmentative equipment, etc.) self-administration of medication when required.
Safely drive Frazer Center vehicles for trips into the community when assigned
Other duties as assigned