Direct Support Professional

Job Details

Location:

Support Solutions Greeneville – Greeneville, TN 37743.

Position Type:
Full-Time/Part-Time.

Salary Range: $15.37 – $15.37 Hourly.

Job Shift: Any.

WEEKLY PAY!!!

$300 Sign on Bonus after 90 days / 390 Hours, with completed training.

• 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.

• Supports the person with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan.
• Provides an overall view of the person and their goals, and 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 and community members by using language and actions that respect the worth and dignity of people at all times, connecting the person to preferred activities and experiences of their choice, and ensuring that the person is empowered to make decisions and to lead a life that is as self‑directed as possible.
• Helps the person 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 as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation. This would include securing alternate transportation when an unpaid support transports a person who presents a safety concern.
• Ensures proper use of the person 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 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 systems 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.
• Provides assistance with personal grooming, as desired by the person, and supports them to perform grooming activities with independence as possible.
• Provides assistance to keep the house clean and to do laundry, as desired by the person.
• Protects confidentiality of the 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 this 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.

• Must be 18 years of age and able to read and write effectively.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout employment.
• Must meet state and local requirements regarding criminal background check, sexual offender check, abuse registry, drug and felony offender listings.
• Must meet all training requirements and keep training current.

• Effective verbal and…