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Direct Support Professional

Diversity

Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Want to make a huge impact with amazing people and follow your desire for a career that changes lives? At Diversity, we do this every day! We are a dynamic human service organization that provides a variety of innovative supports to meet the needs of individuals with a developmental disability and/or mental illness. Developmental disabilities include conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, down syndrome, etc. We are seeking a full-time and part-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) who is motivated, flexible, bright, energetic, responsible, and organized. The role of the DSP is to support people with a developmental disability/mental illness in every way possible to facilitate personal growth.

Responsible for reading, understanding and implementing the individual's support plan as well as the individual's record to and social history in order to provide therapeutic services on an individual basis. Provides supports in all aspects of the individuals life, including self-care, socialization, physical and therapeutic. Provides prompts to the individuals as needed. Identifies behavioral changes with the individuals and sets behavioral limits, provide prompts where needed. Understands the individual's baseline functioning and standard lifestyle. Address all behaviors and incidents in accordance with the individual's support plan. Consistently document changes in individual's behavior through BER's and daily progress notes.

Administers medication as needed, to the individual accurately by following the five rights of medication administration. Follows Diversity medication protocol, including completing a full medication audit before administering any medication. Responsible for learning all medications and related side effects.

Completes daily progress notes indicating what was done to assist the individuals in accordance with their ISP goals. Ensures that notes are completed at the end of each shift. Ensures that each shift checklist, staff communication log, end of shift report.

Staff are required to be flexible to meet the needs of the program.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Diversity
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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