Direct Support ProfessionalBehavior Supports

This Position will be 30 Hours/Week to Start with Potential to Grow with Program Needs.

The DSP-BS assists the Behavior Support Specialist by helping implement and follow up on support plans and assessments. They represent Laura Baker Services Association directly to the customers, using Laura Baker Services Association standards of conduct and guiding philosophies to promote the well-being of the people the Association supports. The DSP-BS will be primarily responsible for assisting the BSS with observations, follow up visits, and data collection.

They may be expected to travel to various settings assigned including, but not limited to, family homes, schools, day programs, work sites, community based residential settings, and hospitals—also, remote meetings when appropriate.

Candidate must pass a Minnesota Department of Human Services background check and must be able to maintain that eligibility. They must be able to meet the environmental, physical, mental, and sensory demands of the job. Upon hire, they must be able to prove valid work status and complete manteaux screening.

The DSP-BS reports to their Behavior Support Specialist. They are a member of the applicable behavior support team and are responsible for regularly attending the scheduled meetings of that team. They do not provide any direct supervision.

The DSP-BS will primarily interact with behavior support clients and their support staff, behavior support team, and client team members.

The DSP-BS will interact with any and all of the constituencies of Laura Baker Services Association and the community at large.

The DSP-BS is responsible to ensure that the following responsibilities are completed promptly and to the best of their abilities:

• Representing the Association in a positive and professional manner.

• Client concerns to the Behavior Analyst and supervisory staff in a timely and accurate manner.

• Monitoring and assisting clients and their team members with their behavioral support plans.

• Observing clients according to their individual needs and programs.

• Monitoring behavioral concerns of clients written in their behavior support plans and documenting that information for the BSS.

• Adhering to the Laura Baker Services Association policy on reporting possible abuse and neglect, and all policies and procedures outlined in the Laura Baker Services Association Policy Manual.

• Maintaining open communication with the BSS team and outside individuals, including day programs, support personnel, parents, social workers, and co-workers.

• Monitoring, observing, and training individual plans written by the BSS.

• Performing other appropriate duties assigned by the administrative staff.

The DSP-BS has the authority to make decisions as outlined in the "Levels of Decision-Making:
Direct Service Staff".

The DSP-BS must have relevant experience working with people who have an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) who have had high interfering behaviors. They must present a positive attitude; use principles of proper grammar and objective form in writing reports; demonstrate a working knowledge of self-care, leisure time, behavior management, community awareness skills, promote self-determination by respecting the life choices and dreams of the people they support.

They will be expected to complete the DHS Behavior Support Specialist Training before providing services.

The DSP-BS will have the skill and ability to work independently without the need for constant supervision; communicate effectively with clients, co-workers, and IDT members. The DSP-BS will meet the qualifications noted on the Environmental, Physical, Mental, and Sensory Check lists, and be able to complete, on rare occasions, physical interventions.

Adaptability :
Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.

• Look for ways to make changes rather than only identifying why change will not work.

• Making suggestions for…