What are the responsibilities and job description for the DSP-Behavioral (Residential) position at New Point Life Services?
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Our Mission: Empowering a Life of Independence and Opportunity
Summary: The Behavioral DSP supports people with challenging behaviors in their home or day setting and in the community. The DSP is skillful in strategies that are safe, fair, compassionate, person centered, and effective in preventing and reducing problem behaviors. Intensive monitoring, reporting, and training are required. Like other DSP positions, ADL care, meal preparation, medication management and community integration activities are required.
Duties And Responsibilities
Our Mission: Empowering a Life of Independence and Opportunity
Summary: The Behavioral DSP supports people with challenging behaviors in their home or day setting and in the community. The DSP is skillful in strategies that are safe, fair, compassionate, person centered, and effective in preventing and reducing problem behaviors. Intensive monitoring, reporting, and training are required. Like other DSP positions, ADL care, meal preparation, medication management and community integration activities are required.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Support individuals with daily personal tasks, including bathing, dressing, and using the restroom.
- Support individuals with housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, moping, dusting, washing dishes, completing laundry, and tidying up.
- Prepare meals and help with feeding if applicable.
- Encouraging participation and engagement in the community
- Ability to use de-escalation techniques to help manage the emotions of the ones supported.
- Ability to provide accurate verbal/written report/briefing to all necessary persons.
- Complete accurate documentation daily and on an as needed basis.
- Engage with individuals and accurately observe behaviors and note any significant changes that my occur.
Salary : $30,100 - $38,100
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WESTERN TIDEWATER COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD -
Suffolk, VA
DIRECTOR - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Colonial Behavioral Health -
Williamsburg, VA