Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Caregiver

BASIC FUNCTION   : Provide ongoing services to clients and individuals with needs in their community or in their home. Keeping the individual safe, working on individualized goals, and documenting daily. Provides role model behavior by setting a positive example with behavior and work ethics. Engaging in friendly professional relationship and maintaining boundaries. Keeping open communication with the team regarding needs and expectation of service delivery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the high needs management of service recipients and their individuals.
• Responsible for meeting productivity standards
• Responsible for the implementation of the Service Plan and comprehensive documentation, staffing notes, contact notes and other forms of documentation toward the goals and objectives of the individual
• Promotes a strengths based perspective while empowering children and individuals to reach desired outcomes.
• Actively engages children, individuals, and other identified informal / formal supports within the Framework.
• Will develop an individualized Service Plan with collaboration of family and team members to reflect unique child / family needs, measurable objectives, action steps to meet the needs while incorporating the family vision and family strengths to meet identified needs / goals.
• Will develop a comprehensive crisis and safety (safety plan when necessary) within the Child and family Team.
• Demonstrates the ability to monitor the delivery of services to ensure they are addressing service plan goals
• Maintains a general knowledge of services and supports available in the community, both from inside and outside of the agency
• Coordinates transportation for service recipients.
• Interacts professionally with other stakeholders
• Works within the Child and family Team to promote community based care while supporting the most appropriate and least restrictive setting
• Actively assist individuals transition through life domains, services, levels of care and into adulthood.
• Demonstrates quality written documentation that reflects correct spelling and grammar, appropriate use of behavioral health acronyms, appropriate use of therapeutic terminology
• Demonstrates team work and shared leadership
• Communicates with team members, supervisor, and other employees in a positive and supportive manner and returns emails / phone calls within a 24-hour turnaround time frame
• Carries cell phone and is able to be reached during work hours
• Comprehends and complies with the obligation to consult with his / her supervisor or clinical consultant when support is needed beyond the DSP’s capabilities
• Submits documentation as outlined in agency standards
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance and be punctual at all times for scheduled events
• Will adhere to all administrative tasks as outlined in agency policies and procedures

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Note : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed. These statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, tasks and skills required of an employee in this position. HAHOC reserves the right to require that other tasks be performed when warranted (for example by emergencies, changes in personnel or workload, corporate reorganization, or technical development).

Hearts & Hands Of Care, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, and parenthood.

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