Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS :

Provide care, training, and instruction for adults with physical and cognitive challenges in the areas of recreation and leisure, daily living skills, vocational skills, and community integration. Provide direct services that meet or exceed the Center's policies and procedures, licensing and regulatory requirements, and CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation standards.

PRIMARY DUTY :

Provide watchful oversight for all participants, but particularly participants assigned to your class or group

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Develop, plan, and maintain daily activities for adults with developmental disabilities based on their interests, strengths, and ISP goals

Assist assigned adult participants and ISP team in assessment, development and implementation of person-centered plans

Provide direct assistance in self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills training to individual participants and groups

Support program participants in their personal growth and development respecting cultural, ethnic, spiritual, and individual differences. Support program participants to learn and advocate for their human and adult rights

Provide direct assistance and training / retraining, in order to improve access to and use of community resources by individual participants or groups

Provides active support and direct assistance in participation in community social, recreational and leisure activities

Responsible for promptly responding to and reporting to the appropriate personnel, incidents or evidence of participant abuse; critical incidents; violation of participants' rights and other events based on regulations or agency policies

Complete activity notes documenting services provided and progress on ISP goals and ISP data by the end of each shift

Complete all other required documentation such as HRST tracking, maladaptive behavior logs, seizure tracking, reposition logs, or communication logs as needed. Assure all paperwork is accurate and submitted on time

Maintain center program area cleaning tables, chairs, and supplies daily / weekly as scheduled. Ensures supplies are kept organized and in working order. Return supplies to designated areas daily

Physically participate with program participants in all activities; encourage participants to exercise choice in the pace and type of activities that occur

Use positive behavior supports to prevent and address disruptive behaviors and to maintain a safe, respectful environment for adult participants

Assist with the physical needs of adult participants in the following areas :

toileting

feeding / lunch

arranging room and care for personal needs (i.e., wheelchairs, lap boards, augmentative equipment, etc.)

self-administration of medication when required.

Safely drive Frazer Center vehicles for trips into the community when assigned

Other duties as assigned

Weekend & Evening availability as needed

EDUCATION / TRAINING / LICENSES :

High School Diploma or GED required

CNA or AA / BA in social work, special education, rehabilitation, or related fields preferred

Valid Georgia Drivers License, without restrictions or citations within the last 3 years

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Must be able to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50 pounds

Ability to reach, bend, kneel, stoop, and stand for long periods of time

Ability to lift from floor to chest level

May occasionally lift, push, and pull up to 100 pounds

Ability to keyboard and view a laptop computer screen