Job description
The DSP is responsible for providing direct care, training, and assistance in the activities of daily living such as self-care, leisure/recreation, vocational, and prevocational while upholding consumers’ rights.
*Job locations for this position are available in Jeffersonville IN, New Albany IN, and Floyds Knobs IN*
FT and PT shifts are available
Temp to Perm position
30 and 60-day retention bonus!
Position Responsibilities
- Monitor the comfort and safety of consumers served while ensuring that the medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are being met
- Interact with consumers in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner, and practice effective techniques for reinforcing consumers’ behaviors
- Provide transportation and assist consumers with integration into the community by accompanying them to social and other activities of choice
- Perform general housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, and laundry duties
- Complete assigned cleaning tasks and general maintenance on a routine basis in order to maintain a neat and clean environment
- Participate in all required ongoing training programs and attend all mandatory staff meetings
- Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor
- Complete all daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly documents to ensure compliance with program goals
- Attend and participate in team meetings as assigned and regularly communicate each consumer’s progress to team members and supervisors as appropriate
- Assist consumers served in the handling of money and finances
- Provide and assist in planning age-appropriate social and leisure time activities
- Assist consumers in maintaining relationships with family, friends, and guardians including providing transportation to and from same-day or overnight visits which may on occasion require to travel out-of-town
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