Direct Support Professional
Where
- Plano, TX
What you'll be doing
- Provides for the complete care of the consumers, including direct supervision of activities of daily living (grooming, eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, and personal hygiene). Maintains the facility (group home or day hab space) and equipment in a safe and clean condition and reports repair needs in a timely manner. Provides reinforcement of counseling and therapy activities; corrects unacceptable behavior and helps people served meet the necessary requirements of the house and program rules. Provides assistance with medications and the performance of tasks as delegated by an RN. Maintains clinical records and documentation as required by organization policies and procedures such as, but not limited to, documentation of consumer expenditures, significant observation notes, and any behavioral management activities. Prepares meals and provides assistance with meal planning and preparation as indicated by individual need. Assists in securing and providing transportation; keeps inside of vehicles clean and ensures sufficient gasoline level for next usage. Provides housekeeping or assistance with housekeeping as indicated by individual need. Makes written reports of significant incidents occurring during shift. Assists in carrying out the training outlined in behavior management plans or behavior strategies, provides input to individual program planning for people served, and completes required documentation in a timely manner, including supervision of people served in workshop activities.
What your background should be
- Prefer six months of experience or training with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Tolerance, patience, consistency, flexibility and creativity in dealing with individual consumers and families are strongly preferred and very important to success. Knowledge of basic homemaking skills; availability of community resources; identification of consumer training needs; development and implementation of training plans; and documentation of care and training; and physical ability to assist or respond to consumer needs in their personal environment.
Required Schooling / Training
- High school diploma.
Who is the client company
- This is a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing and other assistance services primarily to low-income people throughout the United States.
- If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com
