Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Job description:

Pay Rate: $17 - $18 per hour

Paid Weekly

Overview

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Direct Support Professional to support individuals with diverse needs. In this role, you will help ensure their health, safety, and well-being by providing essential care and assistance. You will work closely with clients in provider-based group homes to promote independence and improve their quality of life.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.
• Fosters positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served.
• Ensures client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
• Reminds and assists clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training).
• Encourages self-help activities.
• Reports changes in client’s condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.
• Documents services provided.
• Performs home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning.
• Plans meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up.
• Accompanies clients to scheduled appointments and transports clients or running errands for clients.
• Assists with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Training and Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Valid in person CPR/First Aid Certification (preferred AHA or American Red Cross)
• Current Physical no older than 6 months
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccine (including booster)
• Proof of PPD no older than 6 months, if you have a history of positive PPD you must provide a Chest X-Ray with in the last year
• Valid driver’s license (Required)
• Valid Motor Vehicle Report
• PA Criminal background check no later than 6 months
• Child Abuse Clearance
• PA Residency Statement

Ability to exercise confidentiality and discretion pertaining to the work environment and maintain all HIPAA requirements.

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