Direct Support Professional- Residential Services Lake
Job in
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana, 46361, USA
Listing for:
Paladin, Inc.
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Community Health
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly
USD
60000.00
80000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Direct Support Professional- Residential Services Lake County
Job Details
Job Location
:
Michigan City, IN 46360
POSITION
PURPOSE:
Responsible to attend to personal health care needs and perform person-centered activities designed to assist individuals with disabilities to learn, maintain, or increase their independent functioning skills. May also include areas of entertainment, relaxation, and education. Activities may occur in individual’s home or group settings within the agency or in the community. May also provide support to the industrial operation through completion of assigned tasks which is essential to revenue producing production.
May be asked to provide supervision in various programs per the individual program plan(s).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude to promote learning.Plans and implements daily schedule for community-based programming and classroom activities that support community involvement.Maintains records, reports, and data, as required, to maintain compliance with funding sources, CARF, agency requirements and National Council on Aging (NCOA) (depending on program assignment).May transport individuals or groups to and from the agency or to various activities. May be required to assist with wheelchairs and walking devices.May be required to keep license, insurance and registration for vehicle driven, up-to-date. Will be required to submit to a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver’s check; may be done annually by Paladin or Paladin’s insurance company. Or, may be required to obtain a PPC license.May be required to work at multiple locations.Provides 1:1 or small group training to address individual clients (participants) needs such as those indicated on the individual program plan.Implements behavior plans as designed to maximize behavior management concerns of clients (participants) served.Distributes medications to clients (participants) assigned; responsibility is shared with co-workers.Requires lifting of individuals to assist with personal care needs and provides feeding assistance to clients (participants) needing such help.Provides client supervision to insure compliance with health and safety standards and to provide a safe, secure environment in which basic human needs are met.May include hours other than agency stated hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. including holidays & weekends based on program.Will follow all agency policies and procedures regarding the use and release of confidential information and confidential PHI (protected health information).Will adhere to all agency policies and procedures regarding ethics, client rights and dignity of persons served.Adheres to Universal Precautions for all functions, uses protective equipment as necessary.Shall perform any other job related function as assigned.Habilitation Services additional essential functions:
May be required to complete training curricula for Program Assistants in Adult Day Services developed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) if assigned primarily to the Adult Day Program.May provide complete or assistive care in personal health care needs such as toileting and feeding, i.e. changing Depends, peritoneal care, showering, and brushing teeth.Coordinates food service curriculum and food service training to clients at Paladin or required sites. May be required to obtain Serve Safe certification.Required to complete training curriculum and implement activity calendars for classroom use.Pre-Vocational Services additional essential functions:
May be required to set up and tear down daily production jobs as required.Provide structured activities when paid work is not available.Maintain a clean and neat work area and performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to the safe environment.Provide instruction and training to clients (participants) on work tasks and implement work adjustment techniques from individual program plans.May provides complete or assistive care in personal health care needs such as toileting and feeding.Creative Concepts additional essential functions:
Provide services as indicated on the individual program plan.Prepare and communicates short directions on each craft or art work to use.Have a variety of…
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