Direct Support Professional

Merakey
Any Location, PA
Category Healthcare
Job Description
Role Overview

The Direct Support Professional will provide individualized care and support to residents in a living area, including supervising daily activities, providing documentation, and participating in training programs.

What You Will Do

The role involves supervising daily activities, providing individualized care, and participating in training programs, as well as maintaining a safe living environment and providing written reports on residents' progress.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have good verbal and written communication skills, be able to cope with day-to-day problems, and be able to maintain an understanding attitude toward residents.

Requirements

  • Ability to conduct and implement functional assessments
  • Ability to read and write
  • Ability to prepare necessary reports and recording of residents' program progress
  • Ability to plan and supervise social, recreational, work and study activities for residents in an assigned living area
  • Ability to cope with day-to-day problems and to record and report observations
  • Ability to maintain an understanding attitude toward the residents
  • Ability to keep and maintain records with accuracy and completeness
  • Ability to lift, transfer and position residents, utilizing prescribed techniques
  • Ability to follow procedures established for care and use of equipment and food preparation
  • Ability to maintain effective communication, including sign language, with staff and verbal and non-verbal residents
  • Ability to implement proper practices and techniques of supervision of residents
  • Ability to demonstrate flexibility and initiative in the job responsibilities and follow instructions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement plan
  • DailyPay
  • On the Goga well-being platform
  • Access Care.com
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee discounts and savings programs
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning
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