DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Citizen Advocates, Inc.•Village of Malone, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A Direct Support Professional ensures individuals' health, safety and welfare, enhances the quality of individuals' lives, and supports community inclusion. This role involves ultimate responsibility for client programming and care, ensuring residents have adequate food, shelter, and clothing. The position requires providing first aid and nursing assistance, individual assessment and instruction in daily living skills, and assisting with lifting, transferring, and positioning as prescribed. Responsibilities include preparing meals, intervening in crisis situations, supporting community outings, monitoring and dispensing medications, and providing programming as written by the Program Coordinator. The Direct Support Professional must also ensure staffing ratios are met, demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions, utilize the least restrictive prompting, and follow behavior and crisis management plans. Participation in staff, team, and residence meetings, attending appropriate training, and completing timely and accurate documentation are also key aspects of the role. Additionally, the position requires assisting with residence cleanliness, following universal precautions, demonstrating flexibility with scheduling, protecting client confidentiality, and professionally representing Citizen Advocates, Inc.

Requirements

One year experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.
Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds.
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the day.
Must be able to provide personal care to clients.
Must be able to work in stressful situations.
Must be able to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.

Responsibilities

Ensure adequate food, shelter and clothing is available for each resident.
Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or as requested by nurse or supervisor, reporting nursing and medical needs to a supervisor as needed.
Provide individual assessment and instruction to residents in daily living skills.
Lift, transfer and position as prescribed.
Prepare meals, involving residents in preparation.
Intervene and assist in crisis situations, accessing appropriate resources as needed.
Provide support for community outings.
Monitor and dispense medications and adhere to physician’s orders.
Provide programming as written by Program Coordinator.
Communicate programming information to Program Coordinator and Manager as needed.
Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
Utilize the least restrictive prompting at all times.
Follow behaviors plans and crisis management plans as written.
Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
Attend appropriate training in accordance with the agency's personnel policies and maintain required certifications.
Perform any related duties as assigned.
Complete timely and accurate documentation as required.
Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure manual.
Accurately document client care and medical information as prescribed.
Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep as instructed.
Follow universal precautions protocols.
Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
Protect client confidentiality.
Participate in required trainings.
Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. with families, other organizations and the community.
Follow program policy and procedure manual as written.