Direct Support Professional 1:1 -Day Program (Temporary)

Direct Support Professional 1:1 -Day Program (Temporary) Part Time Atlanta, GA, US 30+ days ago Requisition ID: 6079 Our Mission and Vision: The mission of United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia is to positively support and impact the achievement of a Life Without Limits for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. UCP of Georgia’s vision is to create a community in which every person, regardless of ability, can participate as an equal citizen. To realize this vision, UCP of Georgia offers supports designed to help people maximize their potential and achieve independent, productive, and rewarding lives. Job Summary: Support, teach and assist adults who have developmental and intellectual disabilities in a 1:1 setting for a 90 day period. Supervisory Responsibilities: None Duties/Responsibilities: Provide direct assistance, within arm’s reach, in self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills training, retention, and improvement for individual participants and group participants. Provide direct assistance in engagement and teaching such concepts as rule compliance, attendance, task completion, problem solving endurance, work speed, work accuracy, increased attention span, motor skills, and safety. Provide direct assistance in training, retraining, or improving the access to and use of community resources by individual participants. Provide participant specific assistance such as personal care, self‑administration of medication, and behavior supports for participants enrolled in program services. (Examples: feeding, toileting, lifting and transferring) Implement behavioral support plans of participants to reduce inappropriate and maladaptive behaviors and assist with acquiring appropriate adaptive skills and behaviors. Provide active support and direct assistance in participation in community social, recreational, and leisure activities. Maintain work area – clean tables, chairs, and supplies daily/weekly as scheduled; assure supplies are kept organized and in working order, returning supplies to designated areas daily. Provide transportation as needed for participants to community access activities. Complete all required documentation such as progress notes, goal tracking sheets, HRST tracking sheets, seizure tracking, posting tracking, communication logs, activity calendars, production tracking, etc. and assure all paperwork is submitted on time. Ensure that the environment, pace of activities, and type of activities are ISP (Individual Service Plan) directed or participant directed; physically participate with program participants in all activities. Assist in ensuring that all support services and the site remain in compliance with all internal and external policies; comply with agency policies and procedures to ensure confidentiality of individuals’ information both written and spoken. Maintain a positive and productive environment for participants, respecting consumer rights, and reporting suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation of any individual. Adhere to all Human Resources Data Collection and Training requirements and attend all assigned departmental and program specific development meetings. Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with consumers, families, co‑workers, and community members. Support program participants in their personal growth and development respecting cultural, ethnic, spiritual, and individual differences. Adhere to all agency policies and procedures. Other duties as assigned. Monday‑Friday: 9 am‑3 pm This is a temporary, 90‑day position. #J-18808-Ljbffr United Cerebral Palsy of GA