Job Title: DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Reports To: Residential Program Supervisor

LOCATION, Easton, Pennsylvania

Compensation: $16 to $18 per hour.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma/GED
• Experience in the field of social services or with people with intellectual disabilities/mental health needs preferred.

Other REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid driver’s license and current vehicle insurance, inspection and registration as well as access to a vehicle

BLOCK SHIFTS where staff can sleep onsite

Responsible for implementing all aspects of the support plans for each person. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations. Responsible for the routine, emergent and follow-up medical care of the person supported and their overall health and well-being during the scheduled shift.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Actively builds a meaningful relationship with the person supported that honors the person’s voice and life vision.
• Implements each support plan as written, particularly acknowledging a person’s feelings and responding in a way that helps to meet each person’s goals and needs, without trying to change the person or their behavior.
• Serves as a constant positive role model.
• Assists in planning community and in-home activities that are of interest to and meaningful for the person supported.
• Maintains supervision levels prescribed in support plans.
• Maintains the cleanliness, safety and security of the home, which may include but not be limited to housekeeping, minor household repair, yard care, trash removal, laundry, and general upkeep.
• Schedules emergent, routine and follow-up medical appointments and accurately documents and uploads the outcome of each appointment to the EHR to ensure regulatory compliance as well as the overall optimum health of the person supported.
• Ensures the overall health and well-being of the person supported and implements recommendations from medical professionals.
• Immediately notify Program Supervisor and LPN of any changes in the general medical health of the person, emergent necessary treatment or follow-up appointments, and/or changes in medication.

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