Direct Support Professional - Driver

General Description of Job : General activities of the Employee/Paraprofessional are aimed at encouraging the Participant to become as self-directing as possible within medically determined limitations. The Driver's role is focused on enriching the participants lives by getting them to appointments, activities, and general errands.


Responsibilities and Duties : Is responsible for providing residential habilitation services in a safe environment. Duties include the performance of simple procedures as an extension of therapy services, habilitation skills, recording changes in the Participant's conditions and needs and progress towards goals as per individual support and habilitation plan and completing appropriate records. The Driver is specifically responsible for their daily schedule, ensuring efficiency in their route to make sure they can assist as many participants as possible, assisting with loading and unloading participants and possessions, and final ensuring they have a safe and enjoyable ride.

Direct Support Professional Duties:
1. Providing personal care, habilitative and supportive services as per Participants Individual Support Plan.

2. Maintain adequate and complete training, education, and experience to effectively and properly perform all duties listed herein, and those otherwise assigned.

3. Maintain all applicable legally - and regulatory - required qualifications and/or certifications.

4. Complete and maintain current CPR certification and First Aid training.

5. Maintain current and valid automobile liability insurance covering each and every vehicle used by the employee in connection with, or relating to, the performance of the duties listed herein, and those otherwise assigned.

6. Complete WDB's orientation and training programs as assigned.

7. Participate, at employee's expense, in a minimum of 8 hours of in-service training each year.

8. Assisting with activities of daily living (ADL), personal hygiene, eating and meal preparation, dressing, toileting skills as needed, exercises and ambulation. All daily activities.

9. Maintaining a safe environment.

10. Maintaining current and accurate clinical records.

11. Communicating to the Program Coordinator (QIDP) changes in the status of the Participant.

12. Instructing Participants in learning and re-learning household duties and activities of daily living.

13. Assisting in promoting Participant's alertness and reality orientation through conversation, companionship and other activities.

14. Assisting Participants with prescribed activity and exercises in accordance with instructions of appropriate professional personnel.

15. Employee/Paraprofessional will model appropriate Socialization Skills to the Participant.

16. Employee/Paraprofessional will assist Participant to and from activities in the community and will assist with supervising Participant during community activity as needed.

17. Employee/Paraprofessional will teach Participant money management skills as indicated in the Participants Individual Support Plan.

18. Employee/ Paraprofessional will teach Participant friendship/relationship skills as indicated in the Participants Individual Support Plan.


19. Employee/ Paraprofessional will facilitate safety skills.

20. Employee/ Paraprofessional will assist Participant with Behavioral Management as per Individual Support Plan and Behavioral Plan as needed.

21. Employee/ Paraprofessional will be respectful of the Participant and act as an advocate for the Participant.

22. Employee/ Paraprofessional will assist Participant with developing communication skills.

23. Employee/ Paraprofessional will accurately bill for services rendered to Molina on the DSL (Daily Service Log).

24. Employee/ Paraprofessional will assist with training of new employees.

25. Employee/ Paraprofessional will not ask Participant's for money to reimburse for expenses. There will be no mingling of funds between employee/staff at any time and for any reason.

26. Employee/ Paraprofessional will not sell, buy, or trade merchandise with a Participant.

27. Employee/ Paraprofessional will not give their personal phone number to a Participant.

28. Any other duty deemed necessary by the manager or administrator.

Driver Duties:


1. Driver's are in charge of creating and maintaining a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule as well as posting daily updates and filling wholes with participant needs

2. Complying with road regulations at all times

3. Ensuring the automobile used is clean and well maintained.

4. Using the most efficient routes unless otherwise directed

5. Split the week, Sun Monday Tuesday 12 hours, Wednesday half day

6. Half day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8am to 8pm with flexibility

Requirements

Job Specifications:


Must be eighteen years or older.

Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Be able to read and write legibly, to understand and carry out directions and instructions, keep simple records, and function with minimal supervision.

Completion of CPR and First Aid Course before official start date working with participants.

Valid Driver's License

Criminal background check satisfactorily completed online and passed within 60 days of hire.

Must have an exemplary driving record.

Salary Description


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