Direct Support Professional - Student Position

With notice at the beginning of the semester, we will work with students to have off for school breaks, and for exams. We will accommodate changing schedules due to changing school schedules.

I. PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To support theperson to live her best life.

II. GENERAL DIRECT SUPPORT FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support with personal care tasks, including bathing, bath rooming, dental care
• Support with medications
• Support with medical coordination
• Seek to understand the person’s non-verbal communication

• Develop andattend opportunities for inclusion
• Develop and cultivate natural supports for the person
• Learn and respond to the person’s communication style
• Provide support to overcome barriers to the person’s community inclusion.
• Work closely with the person’s family advocates.
• Drive theperson to his/her favorite places and support him/her to participate in activities.

• Support during work or volunteer activities
• Support to havea peaceful household
• Develop and maintain a personal and household budget
• Maintain adaptive equipment

• Follow the concept and principles of Supported Decision-Making

• Respect theperson’s choices and preferences
• Provide support to the person to exercise his/her rights and provide advocacy when needed.
• Assist the person to participate in self-advocacy activities asdesired.
• Encourage the person to communicate about his/her needs and preferences and communicate grievances

• Provide apositive image of Georgia Options to the community and assist with recruiting new Direct Support Professionals from the person’s community
• Train new Direct Support Professionals

III. COMPETENTLY PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS

IV. PROACTIVELY AND REACTIVELY ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING SKILLS

V. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

For the person:

This role pays $11/hr starting pay

** all roles are eligible for raise after 6 months and upon satisfactory performance**