Direct Support Professional-Providence, RI

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL NEEDED! FULL TIME Awake Mixed Shift positions available in our Sinclair Ave. group home in Providence, RI.

SUMMARY: Directly supports individuals in identifying and achieving life goals. Works as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

To work towards strategies that promote individual independence and self esteem by assisting persons in:

• Making choices of activities that will foster individualized experiences in a wide range of community settings;
• Promoting development of relationships with others; including family, employers and community members;
• Developing competencies in areas such as social, recreational, vocational, physical, educational, self care and home management.

To demonstrate respect and advocate for individual Human Rights and confidentiality.

To participate with persons, program consultants, residential, vocational and administrative staff in designing and implementing positive behavioral supports plans, and individualized goals.

To gain and maintain good working knowledge of all programming (BSP, OT, PT, Speech, etc.) and to perform same safely, consistently, thoroughly and professionally.

To have personalized but professional relationships with consumers and be a positive role model, using an approach that is both respectful and inclusive.

To complete all mandatory agency training and in-house in-service training as scheduled.

To work as a team member by:

• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with co-workers, guardians, family, and clinical support staff;
• Assisting new employees in developing necessary job skills;
• Solving problems in early stages by directly addressing concerns to the appropriate persons and using established problem solving and grievance procedures.

To do fair share of workload.

To assist in the provision of a safe and sanitary living/work environment.

To carry out regular and special responsibilities in a reliable and flexible manner.

To demonstrate a positive attitude towards spurwink|ri policy, be supportive of agency mission, vision, values and constructively address agency concerns with appropriate persons.

To be punctual and dependable.

To perform responsibilities and assignments as deemed necessary and appropriate by the supervising body and/or designated staff, and which are in accordance with regulations, policies and/or daily functions of the program.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. "Reasonable accommodations are available to all disabled employees unless the disability poses a direct threat to the health and safety of consumers served by the agency."

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Drivers license/registration and personal vehicle insurance

Completion of Criminal Records Check

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The lifting may include crisis intervention and/or physical restraint of a consumer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

OTHER: As an employee of spurwink|ri, the support worker is expected to adhere to the policies and procedures of spurwink|ri. As he/she may be required to drive on agency business, he/she must maintain a current RI state driver's license and a clean driving history as outlined in the spurwink|ri Employee Driving Policy.

* spurwink|ri provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestral origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability or age.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Every weekend
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Can you pass a National Background Check and Fingerprinting?
• Can you pass a motor vehicle history request and have a clean driving record?

Experience:

• Direct Support Professional: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Providence, RI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20