Job Summary:

As a Direct Support professional the primary job responsibility is, “Helping persons with disabilities find happiness in their own homes, in their personal relationships and as contributing members of their community.” Work includes assisting each person to live in a home of their own, develop and support reciprocal relationships and becoming a part of and contribute to their community. This position helps achieve the mission of the agency by providing day to day support, teaching, coaching and supervision. The Direct Support Professional is expected to think independently; to ensure people are supported in a manner that conforms to all applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations and standards.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Support and implement the CSI mission while empowering each person supported to direct his or her own life.

• Develop and maintaining a positive and effective relationship with supported persons

• Providing opportunities for learning new skills and having new life experiences.

• Teaching and role modeling appropriate social behavior

• Provide supports to people by assisting in the development and implementation of all support plans, including personal spiritual growth, assisting people in achieving their personal goals and desires, providing interaction and choices for activities that support a meaningful day, and supporting people to be independent in activities of daily living.

• Interacting positively, actively and respectively with persons supported

• Support each person’s optimal health, which includes, but is not limited to assisting people to medical appointments, communicating with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and communicate on behalf of the person.

• Ensure that people are supported to exercise their rights and responsibilities

• Ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect

• Assists people with maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly home.

• Obtain and maintain all required certifications and trainings.

• Maintain optimal communication and cooperative working relationships with the team, family, guardians and other stakeholders.

• Assist persons with money management while safeguarding their funds.

• Daily documentation including but not limited to incident reports, medical data etc.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Observe policies and procedures in place to ensure the safety of persons supported.

• Performing other, related tasks as may be required by your supervisor

Required Trainings:

Employees are required to be certified in CPR, First Aid, Physical Management techniques (or the equivalent), Medication Administration, Universal Precautions and other OSHA regulations. In addition, there are several county or state-specific training requirements state to state. Such training certificates shall be obtained within the timeframes mandated by the countries and states on whose behalf CSI manages programs. Staff must also be trained in each person’s individualized support plans. Training may require formalized testing.

Job Qualifications:

The minimum requirements are a high school diploma or GED, minimum age requirement 20 years functional literacy in math and reading and a valid driver’s license. Candidates must also have a satisfactory criminal, driving and employment history per CSI personnel policy. An Associate’s degree in a related field of study is preferred.

$17.85 per hour! Great benefits!

Day time position, 3 days per week 7a-7p. Full time hours and full time benefits! A few schedules to choose from. 4 days off per week! $18.10per hour