Job Description

Job Location: Athens, PA 18810
Salary Range: $17.00 Hourly

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for:  Direct Support Professional/Home and Community
Reports To: Program Specialist
Classification:  Full Time – An employee who normally works a minimum of 36 hours per week on the same shift and on the same days of the week.  This position is non-exempt from overtime pay.
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Summary: The Direct Support Professional in this position provides supervision and guidance to the individuals with disabilities in the community by performing a variety of tasks in the areas of personal care and crisis management.
Physical Demands:  Must be able to perform the following functions:
- Physically lift 40-100 pounds unassisted
- Physically lift 100 pounds or more assisted
- Reach above head and below knees
- Endure repetitive motions with right and left hands
- Reach out as to pull and push a wheelchair
- Make twisting and bending motions at the waist
- Have good reaction response to protect personal space

Job Responsibilities:
- - Performs all job duties with the Agency’s mission, vision, and values in mind
- - Identify individual’s strengths, needs, and goals.
- - Ensures implementation of Individual Service Plans (ISPs) and documentations outcomes accurately and in a timely fashion
- - Attend 24 hours per year, including mandatory trainings and staff meetings as assigned.
- - Responsible for safeguarding participant and residence funds and completing appropriate documentation.
- - Assist or perform aspects of personal care such as tooth-brushing, toileting, bathing, clothing, and feeding.
- - Perform housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, shopping, laundry, and mopping.
- - Drives agency vehicle and provides transportation to complete residence functions and transports participants to programs and appointments.
- - Responsible for medication administration.  Must maintain Approved Medication Personnel Status and adhere to polices and procedures relevant to medication administration.
- - Act as an advocate for individuals in regard to community relations.
- - Maintains and adheres to ethics of confidentiality
- - Provide assistance with individual’s emotional issues and provide support and solutions.
- - .Report any incidents identified in the Incident Management Bulletin, safety issues, and workplace injuries immediately.
- - Performs any and all related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Training Requirements:  The Direct Support Professional is required to complete certain training requirements as listed below:
- CPR (every 2 years)
- First Aid (every 2 years)
- Infectious Diseases and Universal Precautions (annually)
- Confidentiality (annually)
- Fire safety and Extinguisher Use (annually)
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) (annually)
- Medications Administration (upon 60 day probation and annually thereafter)
Medical Physical: Direct Support Workers are required to get a pre-employment physical and a physical with a mantoux TB test every 2 years.
Working Conditions: Employee in this position may be expected to work evenings and weekends, and will be expected to be dependable.   Employee is also exposed on a regular basis to individuals who have mental retardation diagnosis which might include the following behaviors, but not limited to:  attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders, below level intellectual functioning, and depression.  The employee is occasionally exposed to individuals who have the potential to be carrying a communicable disease.

QualificationsMust have a valid driver’s license, a high school diploma or GED equivalent, no criminal record, and must be a U.S. citizen.