DSP FT Awake Night

HIT•Mandan, ND

About The Position

Direct Support Professionals provide direct services to people living at residential sites. The primary responsibility is to ensure that active treatment is consistently provided in accordance with each person’s Individual Service Plan (ISP), while also completing household duties to maintain a safe and clean environment. The role includes implementing and documenting individual and behavior programs; supporting personal care, medication administration, meals, supervision, and community activities; and assisting with site maintenance and required records. DSPs attend required meetings and training, follow agency and licensing policies, communicate observations and concerns, protect confidentiality, and advocate for the people served. The position requires flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Knowledge and skills equivalent to completion of a high school diploma.
Knowledge and skills necessary to perform ordinary household functions.
Good observation skills and the ability to communicate observations accurately, verbally and in writing.
Basic computer operation skills.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to people served and employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including adding and subtracting two-digit numbers and multiplying and dividing with tens and hundreds, including operations involving American money and measurements of weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Meet and maintain required certifications to become a medication technician and required CPR, First Aid, and developmental disabilities certifications.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, using hands, reaching, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, hearing, tasting or smelling, and adjusting visual focus.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

Know and implement each Individual Service Plan according to written techniques and in naturally occurring situations.
Record data accurately and consistently for individual programs and implement behavior programs consistently and accurately.
Assist with residential and vocational assessments.
Provide assistance with hygiene, grooming, bathing, dressing, eating, medication administration, and other supports identified in Individual Service Plans.
Provide transportation to work, social, recreational, and other community activities when designated.
Administer medication when designated, following agency policies and procedures.
Accompany people to community activities and provide required support and supervision.
Ensure people receive supervision as identified in their Individual Service Plans.
Serve food appropriately, following menus, diets, and sanitation regulations.
Provide meaningful, functional, and age-appropriate activities as assigned, including personal care, social skills, safety, rights, physical therapy, and adaptive equipment programming.
Help maintain the site in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner; submit maintenance requests and report necessary repairs.
Complete required reports in a timely manner, including General Event Reports, fire drills, maintenance requests, and vehicle or staff accident reports.
Communicate with work-site or school personnel using established protocols.
Attend scheduled site staff meetings and mandatory agency meetings, and complete assigned modules, practicums, classes, training, workshops, and in-services.
Follow agency expectations, policies, procedures, standards, state licensure requirements, and certification requirements.
Communicate information about individuals’ needs, performance, and progress accurately and promptly, and work cooperatively with others.
Notify the supervisor or manager on call immediately if unable to report as scheduled and assist in finding a replacement.
Handle emergencies according to policy and ensure individuals’ needs are met during the shift.
Advocate for people served; immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation according to agency policy.
Treat people with dignity and respect, welcome families and visitors, and help integrate the site into the community by appropriately addressing neighbors’ concerns.
Maintain confidentiality and follow chain-of-command protocols when raising concerns, questions, or suggestions.
Work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.