Direct Support Professional - Okmulgee

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Provided range: $13.65/hr - $14.00/hr (actual pay will be based on skills and experience).

Full‑time (30+ hrs/week) and part‑time (under 30 hrs/week) positions are available. Availability may vary depending on client needs.

A Direct Support Professional (DSP) provides direct support in the homes of adults who have developmental, intellectual, and other disabilities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following duties:

• Regular, predictable, and reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Formally recognizes the accomplishments of others when they display character traits valued by the organization.
• Assists individuals in changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, and cleaning their living area or home.
• Assists individuals in planning, purchasing, preparing, and serving food for themselves and other household members, following standard nutritional guidelines and/or special prescribed diets.
• Assists individuals to and from bed, automobile, or wheelchair, to the lavatory, and up and down stairs when assistance is necessary.
• Assists individuals to dress, bathe, and groom themselves when assistance is required.
• Administers prescribed oral and/or topical medications under written direction of a physician.
• Accompanies individuals who are ambulatory and those who are not to participate in a wide variety of out‑of‑home activities, serving as guide, companion, and aide.
• Assists individuals in securing and attending volunteer and other community vocation activities to prepare for competitive employment.
• Provides transportation to work, therapies, or leisure activities using public transportation, agency‑leased vehicles, or private vehicles.
• Entertains the individual at home by reading aloud, playing card or board games, and engaging in other activities of interest.
• Participates with the individual in leisure activities such as visits to family, swimming, bicycling, movies, concerts, church activities, picnics, and amusement parks.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as requested, such as obtaining household supplies and running errands.
• Maintains detailed records of services performed and the individual's apparent condition.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Non‑profit Organizations