Caregiver Full Time

Halifax•Rocky Mount, NC

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional assists and monitors clients with personal care, meals, housekeeping, meal preparation, medication administration, prescribed diets, adaptive equipment, behavior programs, and active treatment. The role also involves collecting data, implementing service goals and safety procedures, communicating client information as directed by supervisory staff, transporting clients, and supporting clients during community outings, school, and day program activities. This is a full-time, one-on-one, second-shift position.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
North Carolina driver's license.
At least 21 years of age.

Responsibilities

Assist and monitor clients while dressing, bathing, toileting, and performing other aspects of self-care.
Assist and monitor clients during meals to ensure the use of family-style dining.
Assist and monitor clients with housekeeping responsibilities, including clothing care, house cleaning, and yard care.
Assist and monitor clients in preparing meals and nutritional supplements.
Assist and monitor clients in administering prescribed medication without error.
Assist and monitor clients in following prescribed diet orders and using adaptive equipment.
Implement and follow established behavior programs, data collection procedures, and safety procedures.
Assist and monitor clients with active treatment, including training objective plans, recording data, and implementing service goals.
Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team and communicate appropriate client information as directed by supervisory staff.
Transport and monitor clients in company vehicles as directed.
Assist and monitor clients during community outings.
Assist and monitor clients during school and day program activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.