Direct Support Professional

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Direct Support Professional
Job Location
Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
Direct Support Professional
Knoxville, TN
Description
GET PAID WEEKLY!!! (Applicants must be available to work various shifts/days of the week)
Support Solutions seeks talented, gifted, and creative individuals to add to our current dynamic team. If you are ready to become a contributor to an industry leader in the field of Intellectual Disabilities, we encourage you to apply to become a valued team member. We are looking forward to having someone like you to lead us into the future!
GENERAL FUNCTION:
The position involves empowering individuals with disabilities to make their own choices and to lead self-directed lives, providing the support necessary for individuals to develop the skills to find and maintain employment, and assisting individuals in creating connections and sustaining relationships in the communities in which they live.
Benefits:
WEEKLY PAY
Bonuses
Paid Training
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Competitive Wages ($13.75 per hour for DSP and $15.75 per hour for House Managers)
8 Paid Holidays per year
401K Program
Medical Insurance, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
$300 Sign on Bonus for Full time employees and $300 Employee Referral Bonus
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities assistance with performing the essential functions of this position.
Supports the person supported with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan. The ISP provides an overall view of the person and their goals, as well as the specific supports and services they need to be happy, healthy, and safe, in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.
Understands and practices Support Solutions philosophy and values in interactions with the person supported and community members by using language and actions that respect the worth and dignity of people at all times, connecting the person supported to preferred activities and experiences of their choice, and ensuring that the person supported is empowered to make decisions and to lead a life that is as self-directed as possible.
Helps the person supported become integrated with the community by providing person centered supports that assist people to seek their dreams, establish significant relationships and be connected to their communities.
Assures safe transport and accompanies the person supported as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing Support Solutions company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation. This would include securing alternate transportation in instances where an unpaid support transports a person supported who presents a safety concern.
Ensures proper use of the person supported and agency resources including but not limited to personal funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, telephones, money, equipment, food and supplies.
Attends all training meetings assigned by Support Solutions.
Cooks and provides meals based on scheduled menus.
Performs daily activities or teaches the person supported to do so, such as activities of daily living skills and other personal skills that work toward achieving independence.
Consistently works and documents improvement toward meeting outcomes.
Utilizes electronic records system including completing daily shift notes as required by funding entities.
Ensures customer satisfaction by following the Customer Service Standards when interacting and communicating with persons supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Case Managers, and others.
Oversees storage and administration of medications.
Provide assistance to the person supported in their personal grooming, as desired by the person. Support the person to perform these personal grooming activities with independence, as possible.
Provide assistance to the person supported to keep the house clean and do laundry, as desired by the person.
Protects confidentiality of person supported.
This job description does not list all the duties of your job. You may be asked by Supervisors, Managers or designated and/or authorized staff to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in the job description. Support Solutions reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or Support Solutions may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Must be 18 years of age and able to read and write effectively. ECF staff must have high school diploma or GED. Must have a valid drivers license and maintain a valid drivers license and acceptable driving record throughout employment with SS. Must meet state and local requirements regarding criminal background check, sexual offender check, abuse registry, drug screening and felony offender listing. Must meet all training requirements and keep training current.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Effective organizational skills, able to complete heavy workloads within established time frames, and perform with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
Effective interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others, ability to interact appropriately with others in various contexts and purposes
Must be able to practice confidentiality in all matters pertaining to clients and employees
Can perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, in a job that may require significant differences in technology, techniques, e
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