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Position: Direct Support Professional

 

Reports to: House Supervisor

 

Position purpose: Provide individual assistance required by each individual to participate fully in their community.

 

Job Summary: Responsible for the daily cares of individuals living in the homes, interacting with individuals, implementing program goals, and assisting individuals in the community as necessary.

 

Specific duties:

 

• Ensure the safety, comfort, health and welfare of each individual in their care.

• Help individuals with their daily tasks, as necessary.

• Help individuals in bathing, toileting, dressing and other personal cares as needed.

• Assist in proper lifting and transferring of individuals.

• Passing medications and doing proper documentation.

• Document accurately for each individual’s progress plan daily.

• Provide training and assistance individual’s in daily living skills.

• Following each individuals daily routines, set up in the CSSP Addendum.

• Assure all individuals rights are being observed.

• Cleaning or assisting individuals in cleaning.

• Transport individuals as necessary.

• Take individuals out into the community.

• Assist individuals in money management and account for individual’s cash that is under ARCH’s control.

• Create a nurturing environment for all in the facility.

• Assist in Job Coaching of newly hired staff as needed or directed by House Supervisor.

• Attend all staff meetings and trainings (online and off site).

• Maintain confidentiality of all material, records, etc of individuals.

• Competency in ARCH policy and procedures and mandated policies by DHS.

• Ensure individual’s laundry is clean, assist or wash as required with each individual.

• Other reasonable duties as requested by House Supervisor or ARCH owners.

• Prepare well balanced meals within the guidelines of each individual’s requirements or special diets.