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About the Role
A Direct Support Professional ensures individuals' health, safety, and welfare, enhances their quality of life, and supports community inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adequate food, shelter, and clothing is available for each resident.
- Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or requested by nurse or supervisor.
- Provide individual assessment and instruction to residents in daily living skills.
- Lift, transfer, and position as prescribed.
- Prepare meals, involving residents in preparation.
- Intervene and assist in crisis situations, accessing appropriate resources as needed.
- Provide support for community outings.
- Monitor and dispense medications and adhere to physician’s orders.
- Provide programming as written by Program Coordinator.
- Communicate programming information to Program Coordinator and Manager as needed.
- Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
- Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
- Utilize the least restrictive prompting at all times.
- Follow behaviors plans and crisis management plans as written.
- Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
- Attend appropriate training in accordance with the agency's personnel policies and maintain required certifications.
- Perform any related duties as assigned.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation as required.
- Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure manual.
- Accurately document client care and medical information as prescribed.
- Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep as instructed.
- Follow universal precautions protocols.
- Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
- Protect client confidentiality.
- Participate in required trainings.
- Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. with families, other organizations, and the community.
- Follow program policy and procedure manual as written.
Requirements
- Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds.
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the day.
- Must be able to provide personal care to clients.
- Must be able to work in stressful situations.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- One year experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.
Skills
- Confidentiality
- Putting individuals first
- Building and maintaining positive relationships
- Professionalism
- Ethical conduct
- Organization
Location
- Malone, NY
Work Type
- Relief
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- 1 year experience
Salary/Compensations
- $16.00 - $20.50 Hourly
About the Company
- Community Living is a 24-hour operation 7 days per week.
- Citizen Advocates, Inc.