DSP - SUS - Jefferson Ave Super IRA

Direct Support Professional (Dsp)

General Job Description

Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED Minimum of 6 months experience caring for individuals with developmental disabilities

Essential Functions:

• Assists in maintaining an inventory of individual clothing and personal effects on a routine basis in order to ensure that individuals are properly clothed.
• Assist with any toileting, showering and/or other personal hygiene needs.
• Report any sign or symptoms of illness or adverse medication reaction to the site supervisor in order to implement an appropriate plan of action.
• Assists in the resolution of crisis management and reports all incidents, both verbally and in writing to the program supervisor.
• Ensures that each apartment/room is clean, neat, safe and free of hazardous contains at all times.
• Ensures that all individuals are attending activities on a daily basis as agreed upon, within a structured treatment program, sheltered work center, training program or competitive employment in the community.
• Assist individuals in a Day Hab. Or Day Center setting
• Escort individuals on medical appointments as needed
• Escort individuals to the emergency room (site managers usually make this request to the Staffing Agency or to the DSP, if the DSP is already at the resident)

Skills and/or Experience Required:

• Experience working with persons with disabilities in a health or treatment related setting preferred.
• Specialized training and experience in working with the developmentally disabled preferred.
• Excellent verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate.
• Ability or willingness to be certified in First Aid, AMAP, CPR and SCIP-R (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention).

Characteristics Required:

• Kind
• Reliable
• Excellent Judgment
• Even Tempered

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