Direct Service Professional
• Provide quality services at all times to residents regardless of medical and psychiatric behavioral issues. Services may include CPR, first aid, behavioral programming, goal plans, etc.
• Be cooperative and remain flexible in work schedule adjustments to meet the needs of program operations for all 365 days in the year, including holidays, resident illness, appointments, inclement weather, etc.
• Report to work with regular attendance and be able to stay awake throughout your shift as well as not leave residents unattended until a staff person arrives to relieve you of duty.
• Work independently, under stress and change while performing multiple tasks simultaneously. Cannot impose personal beliefs and practices on others, as well as keeping personal matters out of the work environment.
• Remain calm, cooperative and supportive while on duty, especially in emergency and unsettling circumstances.
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds and willing to perform lifts as needed.
• Be able to perform computer tasks within several software applications including but not limited to Microsoft Office, PsychConsult and payroll system.
• Assist residents in all aspects of teaching and/or completing with residents all adult daily living skills, including personal hygiene, bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, dressing, cooking, cleaning, shopping, running errands, transportation, packing lunches, laundry, etc.
• Medication administration as mandated and trained under the Department of Public Welfare for staff who work in Pennsylvania's community-based ID programs.
• Operate an automobile or van (including lift accessories) as appropriate to provide client transportation.
• Accompany and assist residents on all appointments.
• Responsible in assisting residents to eat well-balanced diets and/or follow specific doctor ordered diets.
• Active participant in recreational and leisure activities by planning, organizing and/or attending with transportation plan identified.
• Provide support and guidance to residents for their emotional, social and intellectual growth.
• Monitor the residents living area for hazardous and routine maintenance conditions and the reporting of such conditions upline.
• Working knowledge of all resident files including medical, central, programming, goal plans, support services, etc.
• Complete regular household cleaning chores including, but not limited to: defrosting the refrigerator, stove/oven cleaning, curtains/drapes, windows, marks on walls, bathroom cleaning, etc.
• Ensure the residents' environment is continuously clean, safe and secure.
• Fulfill fire drill responsibility on a monthly basis or as directed.
• Completion of all paperwork, as required, in a timely fashion with signature and date. Paperwork includes progress notes, staff notes,
Qualifications
• Education/Certifications: High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience: One year experience in the intellectual disability field.
• Clearances: Act 33 and Act 34.
• Driving: Must be 21 years of age or older with a valid PA driver’s license and meet the guidelines to be accepted on the agency’s vehicle insurance policy.
• Medical: Upon hire, provide a current physical and Mantoux test, and then ongoing as required by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW).
Additional Information
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