Direct Support Professional

Summary/Objective This staff person is responsible to the Assistant Manager to provide direct programming and/or dietary/laundry/toileting/housekeeping supports or other supports to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Essential Functions 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides a positive example for other direct support staff.

• Assists in the implementation of specific care requirements individualized for each person served.

• Assists in all required documentation of services performed.

• Performs related household chores as needed (to supplement resident training or resident competence); assists in the preparation of a shopping list for food and dietary supplies; assists in shopping for food and dietary supplies; assists in laundering, folding, ironing and storing residents’ clothing; maintains adequate inventories of laundry and cleaning supplies; purchases and appropriately stores laundry and cleaning supplies as directed; assists residents in cleaning their own bedrooms, bathroom, closets, etc. as individually needed.

• Assists people supported with preparation and/or prepares nutritious meals as directed by the Dietician; provides for a positive dining experience for all residents; maintains accountability and inventory of food and dietary supplies; maintains proper labeling of stored and prepared food.

• Assures all food preparation, storage areas, and dining areas are kept clean and sanitary; assists residents with cleaning of these areas as required; cleans or assists residents in cleaning of shared areas of the home such as the living room, kitchen, den, screened porch, patio; may also clean and organize the garage storage areas.

• Ensures the safety, health and well-being of all residents; reports and documents unsafe conditions in the environment and injury and health conditions of all residents; interacts in a positive way with residents at all times; fosters a home atmosphere.

• Attends in-service training programs and staff meetings; accounts for the expenditure of resident funds; assists in the inventorying of residents’ clothing and personal possessions; may accompany residents for clothing purchases and assist them as necessary; repairs residents’ clothing as needed.

• Transports clients as needed; operates Boundless vehicles and/or own vehicle.

• May perform delegated nursing tasks.

• Assists in maintaining household files for compliance with applicable local, state and federal standards as needed; reports unusual incidents and communicates unusual medical situations as required; performs first aid and other procedures as trained and designated.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age;

• High School Diploma or equivalent;

• Must be able to communicate in English, including both spoke and in writing.

Licensure/Certification:

First Aid, CPR - adult, child and infant;

Delegated nursing;

Valid Ohio Driver’s License with Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles;

Proof of auto insurance.

60 hour DODD competency training

Experience: 

Minimum two-year experience working with intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals.

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

The physical activities for this position involve:

• Balancing

• Standing

• Stooping

• Kneeling

• Pulling

• Pushing

• Reaching

• Lifting (up to 50 lbs.)

• Carrying (up to 50 lbs.)

• Crouching

• Crawling

The essential sensory and communicative activities include:

• Feeling

• Hearing

• Speaking

• Seeing

An individual in this position will be exposed to the following environmental conditions when performing duties:

• Inside environmental conditions

• Outside environmental conditions

• Exposure to bodily fluids

• Exposure to blood

• Combative residents