Direct Support Professional

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

DSP/Direct Support Professional

Victorious Family Care Center Memphis - Memphis, TN

Salary Range: $15.37-$15.68

Position Type:
Full Time

AVAILABLE SHIFTS

• Second Shift - Monday-Friday 4pm-12am
• Third Shift - Monday-Friday 12am-8am
• Weekends - 12 Hour Shifts 8am-8pm & 8pm-8am
• PRN - Monday-Friday (Flexible)
• PRN
  - Weekends (Flexible)

• Bi-Weekly PAY!!!
• $300 - Sign on Bonus after 90 days/390 Hours, with completed training
• $300 - Referral Bonus for current employee after 90 days
• PTO Accrual
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Orientation
• 401K Benefits
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance

The position involves providing support to individuals with disabilities, empowering them to lead self-directed lives, and providing them with opportunities to develop/ maintain skills that enhance the quality of their lives. Our mission is to ensure that supported persons are happy, healthy and safe in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.

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 Victorious Family Care Center 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 Victorious Family Care Center 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 Victorious Family Care Center.

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 person supported, their families, conservators, vendors, ISCs, Support Coordinators, 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. Victorious Family Care Center reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.

The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or Victorious Family Care Center 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 driver’s license and maintain a valid driver’s 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 and felony offender listings.

Must meet all…