Description
Supports people with disabilities by: coordinating and supervising of services for persons with intellectual and related disabilities (consumers) in assigned Community Training Homes (CTH IIs).
Requirements
- Supports individuals to achieve personal outcomes and a high quality of life.
- Assists and supports individuals to learn skills needed to accomplish goals through formal and informal training activities.
- Provides support, assistance, and supervision as needed to individuals in areas to include but not limited to: Personal hygiene, independent living, meal planning and preparation, recreation, personal funds management, and health care, including medication assistance.
- Assists individuals in planning and structuring activities.
- Transports and accompanies individuals on recreational outings, scheduled individual or house trips, and on family visits, as needed.
- Supports individuals to have optimal health and well-being.
- Maintains the safety and well-being of all individuals in the home during the entire shift.
- Transports individuals to medical appointments ensuring all required documentation is completed, and forwarded to the supervisor in the allotted time frame.
- Maintains individual accountability/supervision at all times in accordance with the Residential Person-Centered Plan to include but not limited to supervision levels while individual is: awake, dining, sleeping, and bathing.
- Assists individuals with maintaining a clean, safe and orderly home, to include performing housekeeping duties such as washing/drying clothing, washing dishes, sweeping/mopping floors, cleaning toilets/tubs.
- Performs and documents fire drills as assigned.
- Performs medication administration and assistance with individuals in compliance with agency medication training.
- Provide safeguards and appropriately support individuals in challenging situations.
- Assist in transferring and lifting of individuals receiving supports in accordance with Agency’s lifting and transferring protocol, as well as to utilize adaptive equipment properly to include but not limited to: personal lifts (E.g.: Hoyer), wheelchair lifts on vehicles, canes, and walkers.
- Operates all agency vehicles in a safe and effective manner to include but not limited to: ensuring all seat belts are fastened, no cell phone use or texting while driving, and obeying all traffic laws.
- Support individuals with positive behavior techniques to avoid challenging situations, following the Behavior Support Plan if applicable, and intervene as needed to preserve individuals’ health and safety utilizing Agency training.
- Serve as a positive and professional role model and an effective representative of the Agency.
- Behave professionally at all times and consistent with the Agency’s mission, policies, and procedures.
- Works in harmonious manner with families, individuals receiving supports, co-workers, supervisors, and community groups.
- Work in different residential settings as needed.
- Ensures all documentation is completed in accordance with agency practices including, but not limited to: THERAP T-Logs, General Event Reports, Medication Administration Records (MAR), log book entries, employee injury reports, personal property inventories, and cash on hand logs.
- Attends staff meetings as assigned.
- Remains current in all Agency required training, and attend all trainings as requested.
- Communicates respectfully and effectively with supervisor, by notifying the supervisor of any concerns in a reasonable length of time, and attempts to resolve issues first with the supervisor prior to addressing concerns within the organizational hierarchy.
- Support the exercise of individual’s rights and responsibilities.
- Ensure that individual dignity is maintained at all times by supporting individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities.
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of individuals at all times.
- Follows safety rules and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Summary
Supports individuals with disabilities and special needs by providing professional, respectful, person-centered supports to assist individuals to achieve goals as designated in their plan of supports. DSPs assist individuals to become more integrated in their communities, using the individual’s strengths, interests, abilities, and natural supports. DSPs support individuals to direct their own activities to create a meaningful life that maximizes the individual’s choices and independence, while maintaining the individual’s health and safety.