Direct Support Professional/CNA/PCA/RBT
About The Position
Join our dedicated team as a Direct Support Professional and help individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities live their best lives! This role is responsible for ensuring residents are given ample and sufficient supports and services necessary to become active members within the community, which will assist with enhancing their lives. The position ensures the safety, welfare, and preservation of rights of residents through respectful interactions and monitoring of resident activities to ensure treatment plans and facility policies are followed. The role involves understanding and implementing behavioral programs, assisting residents with learning new skills, and supporting daily living activities such as grooming, bathing, dressing, cooking, and meal preparation. Additionally, the Direct Support Professional assists residents in participating in community events, shopping, dining out, attending religious and recreational activities, and medical appointments. The role also requires assisting residents with employment and enrichment activities, and maintaining comprehensive documentation.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/Equivalent
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Must be at Least 18 years old
- Must be able to pass drug and background screening (no felony, no pending court dates)
- Must be able to Speak, Read and Write English Language
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or mental health.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring residents are given ample and sufficient supports and services necessary to ensure they can become an active member within the community which will assist with enhancing their lives.
- Ensures the safety, welfare, and the preservation of rights of residents.
- Interactions with residents, staff, and visitors should always be with respect and dignity.
- Completes monitoring of resident activities across all shifts to ensure resident treatment plans and facility policies are followed.
- Understand and implement behavioral programs.
- Assist each resident with opportunities to learn new skills throughout the day.
- Assists residents with completing daily living skills which include but are not limited to grooming, bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting.
- Assists residents with cooking and preparation of meals and snacks.
- Assists home management staff to ensure each resident has enough, clean, and well-fitting clothing.
- Ensures each client is dressed/groomed appropriately for the day/activity.
- Assist residents in participating in special occasions in the community, routine shopping, going out to eat, attending religious and/or recreational activities of their choosing, attending medical appointments, and other recreational activities.
- Completes and maintains a wide variety of documentation throughout the day.
- Assist residents in on and off grounds employment and Enrichment Center activities and outing schedule.
- Must be able to work a minimum of at least 8.0 hours per day with no restrictions and accept mandatory overtime assignments as required to meet facility needs.
Benefits
- Top Tier Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 per year
- Retirement savings 401K with up to 5% company match
- Paid Orientation Training
- Shift Differential and Weekend additional Pay!
- Employee Assistance, Free Wellness Clinic, Perks and More!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
