Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professional (DSP) – IDD Group Home

Company: Elite Care HCS Inc.
Job Type: Full-Time and Part-Time
Schedule: 8- to 12-hour shifts, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
Location: Houston, Texas
Pay: Based on experience

Position Summary

Elite Care HCS Inc. is seeking compassionate, dependable, and professional Direct Support Professionals to provide residential support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an HCS group-home setting.

The Direct Support Professional will assist individuals with activities of daily living, medication support, household routines, community participation, safety, documentation, and other needs identified in each individual’s service plan.

The home currently serves one individual. Staff responsibilities may expand as additional individuals are admitted.

Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesPersonal Care and Daily Living Support

• Assist with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene, and other personal-care needs.
• Provide feeding assistance and support during meals when needed.
• Assist with mobility, walking, positioning, and transfers according to the individual’s needs.
• Encourage individuals to complete tasks as independently as possible.
• Provide verbal reminders, prompting, redirection, and hands-on assistance when appropriate.
• Respect each individual’s privacy, dignity, personal choices, and preferences.

Medication Support

• Assist with or administer medications only after completing required training and receiving appropriate authorization.
• Follow the medication administration record and all medication-management procedures.
• Document medications immediately after administration.
• Report medication refusals, missed doses, errors, side effects, or other concerns immediately.
• Maintain proper medication storage and security.

Health and Safety

• Remain awake, alert, and attentive throughout the entire assigned shift.
• Provide the level of supervision identified in the individual’s service and safety plans.
• Observe and report changes in health, behavior, appetite, sleep, mobility, or overall condition.
• Follow all seizure, fall, choking, aspiration, elopement, dietary, and other identified precautions.
• Respond appropriately during medical, behavioral, or environmental emergencies.
• Provide CPR and First Aid when necessary.
• Immediately report injuries, incidents, suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other safety concerns.
• Follow all emergency, evacuation, infection-control, and fire-safety procedures.

Behavioral and Emotional Support

• Follow the individual’s behavior-support plan and approved intervention strategies.
• Use positive reinforcement, redirection, and approved de-escalation techniques.
• Provide emotional support while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Encourage appropriate communication, social interaction, and decision-making.
• Never use unauthorized restraints, punishment, threats, humiliation, or deprivation.

Household Responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to the individual’s dietary needs and preferences.
• Wash dishes and clean the kitchen after meals.
• Complete laundry and change bed linens.
• Clean and sanitize bedrooms, bathrooms, and shared living areas.
• Remove trash and maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable home.
• Restock household and personal-care supplies.
• Report maintenance problems, damaged equipment, and safety hazards.

Community Participation and Transportation

• Transport or accompany individuals to medical appointments, errands, shopping trips, recreational activities, and community outings.
• Encourage participation in meaningful activities and community events.
• Follow company transportation and vehicle-safety procedures.
• Safeguard money, receipts, identification, and personal belongings during outings.
• Communicate appointment instructions and relevant information to management and nursing staff.

Documentation

• Complete accurate daily service notes before the end of each shift.
• Document personal-care assistance, meals, activities, behaviors, medications, and significant events.
• Complete required tracking records and data sheets.
• Document refusals, changes in condition, and unusual occurrences.
• Complete incident reports promptly when required.
• Provide a thorough shift-change report to incoming staff.
• Never falsify, pre-chart, copy, or complete documentation for services that were not provided.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience supporting individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities is preferred but not required.
• Ability to complete all required HCS and company training.
• Ability to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certification.
• Ability to pass required background checks, registry checks, and pre-employment screenings.
• Valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Ability to communicate professionally with individuals, guardians, family members, nurses, supervisors, and other members of the care team.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow service plans, safety plans, behavior plans, and written instructions.
• Ability to complete accurate written or electronic documentation.
• Ability to work independently and remain alert during the entire shift.
• Flexibility to work 8- to 12-hour shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and remain active for extended periods.
• Ability to assist with personal care, mobility, positioning, and transfers.
• Ability to lift or support the weight necessary to meet the individual’s identified needs, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to respond promptly during emergencies.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be:

• Compassionate and respectful
• Dependable and punctual
• Patient and emotionally mature
• Observant and safety-conscious
• Comfortable working independently
• Committed to accurate documentation
• Able to maintain professional boundaries
• Dedicated to supporting independence and personal choice
• Willing to maintain a clean and organized group-home environment

Equal Employment Opportunity

Elite Care HCS Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Pay: $9.00 - $13.00 per hour

Ability to Commute:

• Humble, TX 77396 (Required)

Work Location: In person