Direct Support Professional

Job Details:

Job Location:

Drexel Hill, PA 19026, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $16.00 - $17.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage:
Negligible, Job Shift: Day,

Delta’s Mission:
To enrich the lives of individuals and families through outstanding community-based supports and mutually rewarding relationships.

Values:
Customer Focus, Performance Excellence, Learning and Growth

Responsible for the direct care of older adults in a program setting which supports the interests and needs of individuals, often with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities.

Advances Delta’s mission and values.

Reports to:

Residential Manager

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Engage individuals according to our mission.
• Utilize programmatic resources.
• Promotes and demonstrates ethical and professional conduct at all times
• Participates and promotes continuous quality improvement projects and ongoing performance measures.
• Ensure the implementation of high quality individual support plans.
• Promote and follow Delta’s Risk Management Program for the health and safety of individuals and employees.
• Engage individuals in meaningful activities at home and community
• Maintain the daily operations of the home such as nutritious meal preparation based on protocol diets, cleaning activities in compliance with health, safety and cleanliness standards.
• Assist in basic living activities of each individual including appearance, nutrition, recreation and socialization.
• Pursue community integration for each individual
• Act as a role model to the individuals in areas such as appearance, emotional stability and social behavior.
• Encourage and work with individuals to progress towards their outcomes and record data

Contribute as a member of the interdisciplinary process in:

• Assessing the desires, strengths and needs of individuals in residential services
• Developing objectives and outcomes
• Evaluating progress toward independence in outcomes
• Ensuring proper medication administration

Complete and submit in a timely manner, required records and forms such as:

• Physical Examination Forms
• Medical Summary
• Dental Visit Summary
• Incident/Unusual Incident Report
• Individual financial ledgers
• Bi-Weekly petty cash forms and gas ledgers

Ensure the proper and timely completion and maintenance of records including:

• Communication Logs
• Daily Progress Notes
• Data Collection Forms
• Medication Logs
• Outcome Data

• Communicate continuously with your Supervisor
• Secure the home and its’ contents by following prescribed standards.
• Maintain the proper staff ratio as per the ISPs of all individuals.

Regular attendance is essential

Comply with the following safety policies and procedures:

• Maintain a safe and clean home environment at all times
• Report unsafe conditions IMMEDIATELY
• Participate in activities to protect the safety of employees and individuals of Delta
• Adhere to the use of universal safety precautions and health precautions and health regulations with all individuals
• Participate in training and education on health and safety issues and techniques yearly in a timely manner
• Complete fire drills

• Administer meds as per procedure and report errors
• Follow on-call policies and procedures
• Must be an approved driver and must maintain that status.
• Attend meetings and visit the homes, schools, workplaces and recreational sites of support recipients.
• Perform other duties as directed to support service to the individuals, the division and Delta.
• Perform such other…