Direct Support Professional (DSP) - Part Time Monday-Friday (second shift)

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DSP/Direct Support Professional

Victorious Family Care Center Memphis - Memphis, TN

15-$16 Hourly

Full Time

AVAILABLE SHIFTS

Second Shift - Monday-Friday 4pm-12am

Third Shift - Monday-Friday 12am-8am

Weekends - 12 Hour Shifts 8am-8pm & 8pm-8am

PRN - Monday-Friday (Flexible)

PRN- Weekends (Flexible)

Bi-Weekly PAY!!!

• 300 - Sign on Bonus after 90 days/390 Hours, with completed training
• 300 - Referral Bonus for current employee after 90 days

Paid Holidays

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

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 assistance 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. The ISP provides an overall view of the person and their goals, as well as the specific supports and services they need to be happy, healthy, and safe, in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.

Understands and practices Victorious Family Care Center 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 Victorious Family Care Center company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation. This would include securing alternate transportation in instances where an unpaid support transports a person supported who presents a safety concern.

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 Victorious Family Care Center.

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 person supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Support Coordinators, and others.

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

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

Protects confidentiality of person supported.

You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in the job description. Victorious Family Care Center reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or Victorious Family Care Center may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

ECF staff must have 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:

Employees must provide any medical records to comply with regulations required by a governing entity and Victorious Family Care Center policy. Examples include TB Skin tests, HEP B vaccinations and Flu vaccinations.

This position is either part-time or full-time and may require additional hours over 40 per week. This position works primarily in a home environment, but is also required to be with supported individuals in community settings, work settings, outdoor activities, etc.

She/he must be able to drive/travel for short periods of time to transport supported person to appointments and community outings and to attend meetings, and trainings.

Body Movements: The employee must have a full range of body movements including the use of his/her hands, feet, and limbs to perform CPR compressions, abdominal thrusts, CPI (The Crisis Prevention Institute is an international training organization that specializes in the nonviolent crisis intervention training designed to teach best practices for managing difficult situations and disruptive behaviors..) These vision requirements in each area must be sufficient to shift in focus from reading documents to 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 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.