What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional position at Help at Home?
Looking for an exciting job opportunity where you can combine your passion to care for people with your creativity and energy to help people accomplish their goals and achieve their fullest potential?
Do You:
If this sounds like you, a career as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) might be for you!
Current openings and hours available in Montgomery County with:
DSPs provide direct support services, companion services and/or respite care to young adults and adults with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities (I/DD).
Services are provided to the clients at home and/or in the community setting, in accordance with the Individual Support Plan (ISP).
Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are directly supervised by a Program Specialist, as well as the Program Director.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
TRAINING:
COMPETENCIES
Do You:
- Enjoy working with people and thrive when you have one-on-one interaction with others.
- Treat people as a unique and special person and not merely as a case, patient, project, or burden.
- Prefer a variety of tasks in a day.
- Don't want a desk job.
- Use positive words to acknowledge and appreciate people.
- Enjoy work that has the potential to make a difference in someone's life.
- Want a career with growing opportunities.
If this sounds like you, a career as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) might be for you!
Current openings and hours available in Montgomery County with:
- starting rate of $18/hour
- SIGN-ON BONUS
- Full time, Part time & flexible schedules
- Health insurance for full time employees
- Employee referral bonus
DSPs provide direct support services, companion services and/or respite care to young adults and adults with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities (I/DD).
Services are provided to the clients at home and/or in the community setting, in accordance with the Individual Support Plan (ISP).
Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are directly supervised by a Program Specialist, as well as the Program Director.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Provides and maintains safe environment for the consumers.
- Assists the consumer with attaining goals in order to have positive outcomes as described in the individual's ISP.
- Utilize positive reinforcement and behavior modification techniques.
- Performs or assists the consumer with home maintenance activities as prescribed in the ISP.
- Completes accurate documentation of the services.
- Performs other job-related duties as may be assigned.
TRAINING:
- All employees will be required to complete the mandatory in-service trainings for state compliance purposes. All trainings can be completed virtually with monetary compensation.
COMPETENCIES
- High school diploma or equivalent; or completion of a state approved training program; or demonstrate skills and have a passing score on a written competency test.
- Able to pass criminal background check.
- Minimum age requirement of 18 years.
- Performs tasks in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Maintains a professional attitude and demeanor and communicates effectively.
- Ability to work in a variety of environments, ambulate throughout a patient's home, navigating stairs and other physical barriers typical to private residences. (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)
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