Part-Time D Shift Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professional - Part Time
Helping persons with disabilities to find happiness in their own homes, in their personal relationships and as contributing members of their community. The Direct Support Professional is responsible for a variety of duties related to the overall care of individuals with disabilities. Work includes assisting each person to live in a home of his or her own, teaching and assisting with daily living skills, assisting with personal care, and promoting and advocating for the wellness of the people supported. This position helps achieve CSI's mission by providing day to day supports which includes teaching, coaching, and supervising. The Direct Support Professional is expected to think independently; to ensure people are supported in a manner that conforms to all applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations and standards.
Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

Support and implement the CSI mission while empowering each person supported to direct his or her own life
Develop and maintain a positive and effective relationship with persons supported
Interacting positively, actively and respectfully with persons supported
Provide opportunities for learning new skills and having new life experiences
Teach and role-model appropriate social behavior
Provide supports to people by assisting in the development and implementation of their vision statement and in turn all support plans, including personal spiritual growth, assisting people in achieving their personal goals and desires, providing interaction and choices for activities that support a meaningful day, and supporting people to be independent in activities of daily living
Support each person's optimal health, which includes, but is not limited to administering medications, assisting people to medical appointments, and communicating with physicians and other healthcare professionals
Ensure that people are supported to exercise their rights
Respectfully assists each person with maintaining a clean and safe home that reflects his or her preferences
Obtain and maintains, at least, all required certifications and trainings
Maintain optimal communication and cooperative working relationships with the team, family, guardians and other stakeholders
Assists each person with money management while safeguarding his or her funds
Completes required documentation in a timely manner
Able to work 12 hour shifts
Adheres to CSI policies and procedures to ensure the safety of persons supported
Perform other duties as assigned
Preferred Behaviors:

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Preferred Education:

~ High School or better