Direct Support Professional

Job Summary:

A Direct Support Professional (DSP) is under the direct supervision and guidance of the Residential Home Administrator or current Lead Staff of their designated facility. A Direct Support Professional (DSP) works directly with 4-6 adult individuals who live in a residential facility, all whom have Intellectual, Developmental, Physical, and Behavioral complications. Assist with activities of daily living that include Personal Care, Dressing, Bathing assistance and Meal Preparation as needed. The DSP's primary duty is to follow each individual's service plan and provide active treatments accordingly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the health and safety of all individual's.
• Provide direct care and support to individuals with disabilities or special needs.
• Implement all directives from both the Residential Administrator and/or Lead Staff.
• Implement the individual's objectives and behavioral plans specified in the Individual Service Plan and Individual Program Plan as written by the ID team per Regional Center.
• Assist individuals with their personal care needs as necessary to maintain appropriate hygiene.
• Assist in keeping accurate data on each individuals progress.
• Supervise the individual on all their tasks, training and community activities.
• Assist individuals on all household chores, yard maintenance and keeping the home neat and clean always.
• Performs daily cleaning and vacuuming of the home.
• Complies with various zone duties and responsibilities assignments.
• Appropriately follow company protocol to administer medications to individuals.
• Properly document each self-dispensing administration in the Medication Administration Record.
• Responsive to emergency needs; reports and assist in the time of emergency.
• Thoroughly familiar with all emergency plans and procedures.
• Attends all monthly residential as scheduled by the facility's manager.
• Assists with individuals' assignments and projects.
• Encourages individual choice.
• Participate in community participation activities of the facility in which the DSP works in.
• Reports all possible cases of abuse, neglect or endangerment to appropriate supervisor; complies with all mandated reporter legal requirements.
• Assumes continuing responsibility for maintaining an attractive, interesting area in which to work with clients; shares in performance of routine housekeeping, monitoring and clerical tasks.
• Maintains a professional code of ethics; and Performs related work as required.
• Other duties assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Valid CA Driver's License***(REQUIRED)***
• Must have at least 6 months of experience working with individuals with behavioral components (REQUIRED)
• Experience working with behavioral complications and challenges (REQUIRED)
• DSP 1 Certificate (Preferred)
• DSP 2 Certificate (Preferred)
• CPR/First Aid (Preferred)
• CPI (Preferred)

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