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Direct Support Professional/Caregiver/DSP

Direct Support Professional/Caregiver/DSP

Assists people supported with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and transferring while encouraging people supported to perform as much self-care as possible. •    Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates. •    Drives people supported to daily appointments, work, day programs, recreation events and stores as needed.  •    Maintains records in accordance with company policy and procedures. This includes documentation related to service delivery, progress notes, change in health and emotional condition or other significant events. •    Completes all documentation accurately and timely. •    Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment. •    May assist people supported with medication or assists or supervises people supported who self-administer medication. Completes medication records and counts. •    Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment for the people supported. Performs general housekeeping and teaches/supports client to perform housekeeping. •    Understands and follows proper physical safety and emergency protocols. •    Encouraging self-help activities. •    Reporting changes in client's condition or family situation to the office. •    Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning. •    Planning meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up. •    Accompanying client to scheduled appointments. •    Understands and utilizes adaptive equipment including wheelchairs and belts/locks, Hoyer lifts, etc. and be able to securely load and unload clients. •    Completes all trainings including new hire, on the job and annual trainings within the designated timeframe. •    Other duties as assigned.

Additional Info

Job Type : Full-Time

Education Level : High School

Experience Level : Entry Level

Job Function : General

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