Direct Support Professional Weekend Hours: Sat & Sun (7am - 11pm)

Job Summary:

The Direct Report Professional is a non-exempt level role that provides hands on mentoring, coaching and support to individuals to gain knowledge, skill, and experience to control their life and environment.  The Direct Support Professional encourages individuals to push their limits and explore things in their lives that are important to them.  Through the introduction of new and novel experiences, the Direct Support Professional assists the person to maximize their potential and enjoy the life of their choosing. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time.

Administration:

• Communicates and interacts positively and effectively with each person, visitors, family members, peers, and supervisors.
• Daily enters hours worked into the payroll and LTSS time tracking systems
• Daily enters documentation into Therap ISP, Health Tracking (including eMAR), Time Tracking and GER modules for individuals served
• Participates in the individual Person Centered Plan process by completion of the My PCP Worksheet with individuals supported, attending PCP meetings as requested, and reporting observations of individual interest regularly
• Attends mandatory meetings, including in-services, supervisory meetings, staff meetings and to other meetings as scheduled. 
• Accurately documents individual and household expenses and submits receipts to supervisor monthly, as assigned.
• Monitors the safety and health precautions compliance according to all governing bodies’ policies and procedures.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of the position.
• Timely and accurately submit employee and individual Incident Reports and include all relevant documentation regulatory bodies require.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Site Management

• Completes required safety drills, review of documentation of drill, and addresses all areas for improvement
• Reports safety and maintenance concerns to Coordinator timely
• Assures adequate food and household supplies are in place through purchase or report to Coordinator (as assigned)
• Reorders medications as needed.

Day & Individual Supports

• Provides opportunities daily for individuals to explore self-advocacy, choice, opportunity, and learning within the home and community.
  • Supports the development of meaningful relationships and natural supports in the community.   
• Assists individuals to maintain maximum health potential through
  • support of healthy choices
  • exercise
  • administration of medication
  • attendance at a medical appointments (as assigned)
  • use of adaptive and durable medical equip