Direct Support Professional | PT Weekend Shift

Job Location: Support Solutions Jackson - Jackson, TN 38305

Position Type: Weekends; Direct Support Professional (DSP) – Saturday and Sunday – 7P to 7A

GET PAID WEEKLY!! $300 Sign‑on bonus after successful completion of 90 days of service for FT and PT (24 hours per week) hires!

$300 Referral Bonus for employee referred hires who successfully complete 90 days of service and work FT or PT hours!

GENERAL FUNCTION The position involves providing support to individuals with disabilities, empowering them to lead self‑directed lives, and providing them with opportunities to develop/maintain skills that enhance the quality of their lives. Our mission is to ensure that supported persons are happy, healthy and safe in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to assist with performing the essential functions of this position.

Supports the person supported with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan.

Understands and practices Support Solutions philosophy and values in interactions with the person supported and community members by using language and actions that respect the worth and dignity of people at all times, connecting the person supported to preferred activities and experiences of their choice, and ensuring that the person supported is empowered to make decisions and to lead a life that is as self‑directed as possible.

Helps the person supported become integrated with the community by providing person‑centered supports that assist people to seek their dreams, establish significant relationships and be connected to their communities.

Assures safe transport and accompanies the person supported as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing Support Solutions company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation.

Ensures proper use of the person supported and agency resources including but not limited to personal funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, telephones, money, equipment, food and supplies.

Attends all training meetings assigned by Support Solutions.

Performs daily activities or teaches the person supported to do so, such as activities of daily living skills and other personal skills that work toward achieving independence.

Consistently works and documents improvement toward meeting outcomes.

Utilizes electronic records system including completing daily shift notes as required by funding entities.

Ensures customer satisfaction by following the Customer Service Standards when interacting and communicating with persons supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Case Managers, and others.

Provides assistance to the person supported in their personal grooming, as desired by the person. Supports the person to perform these personal grooming activities with independence where possible.

Provides assistance to the person supported to keep the house clean and do laundry, as desired by the person.

Protects confidentiality of person supported.

Must have a high school diploma or GED.

Must meet state and local requirements regarding criminal background check, sexual offender check, abuse registry, drug and felony offender listings.

Must meet all training requirements and keep training current.

Can perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, in a job that may require significant differences in technology, techniques, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS Employee must provide medical records to comply with regulations required by a governing entity and Support Solutions policy. Examples include TB skin tests, HEP B vaccinations, and flu vaccinations.

She/he must be able to drive/travel for short periods to transport supported persons and attend meetings and trainings.

These vision requirements must allow shifting focus between reading documents and using a computer or tablet for data entry, and operating a vehicle. There is also a requirement to talk and listen for prolonged periods both on the telephone and face‑to‑face.

to assist total care supported individuals with transferring from or to a wheelchair, turning/repositioning a total care person in bed, etc.

Must maintain valid CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training throughout tenure, if required.

Valid automobile insurance is required for all employees working at homes where the agency does not provide a vehicle and this coverage must be presented prior to transfer to any home where an agency vehicle is not provided. The agency reserves the right to request proof of insurance regardless of the site location or availability of an agency vehicle.

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