Direct Support Professional-LaPorte County
Company: Paladin Inc
Location: Michigan City
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Description:
POSITION PURPOSE: Responsible to attend to personal health care
needs and perform person-centered activities designed to assist
individuals with disabilities to learn, maintain, or increase their
independent functioning skills. May also include areas of
entertainment, relaxation, and education. Activities may occur in
an individual's home or group settings within the agency or in the
community. May be asked to provide supervision in various programs
per the individual program plan(s).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude to promote
learning.
2. Plans and implements daily schedule for community-based
programming and classroom activities that support community
involvement.
3. Maintains records, reports, and data, as required, to maintain
compliance with funding sources, CARF, agency requirements, and
National Council on Aging (NCOA) (depending on program
assignment).
4. May transport individuals or groups to and from the agency or to
various activities. May be required to assist with wheelchairs and
walking devices.
5. May be required to keep a license, insurance, and registration
for a vehicle driven, up-to-date. Will be required to submit to a
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver's check; may be done
annually by Paladin or Paladin's insurance company. Or, may be
required to obtain a For-Hire endorsement.
6. Provides 1:1 or small group training to address individual
participants needs such as those indicated on the individual
program plan.
7. Implements behavior plans as designed to maximize behavior
management concerns of clients (participants) served.
8. Distributes medications to clients (participants) assigned;
responsibility is shared with co-workers.
9. Requires lifting of individuals to assist with personal care
needs and provides feeding assistance to clients (participants)
needing such help.
10. Provides client supervision to ensure compliance with health
and safety standards and to provide a safe, secure environment in
which basic human needs are met.
11. May include hours other than agency stated hours of 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. including holidays & weekends based on the
program.
12. Will follow all agency policies and procedures regarding the
use and release of confidential information and confidential PHI
(protected health information).
13. Will adhere to all agency policies and procedures regarding
ethics, client rights, and dignity of persons served.
14. Adheres to Universal Precautions for all functions, uses
protective equipment as necessary.
15. Shall perform any other job-related function as assigned.
Habilitation Services additional essential functions:
1. May be required to complete training curricula for Program
Assistants in Adult Day Services developed by the National Council
on Aging (NCOA) if assigned primarily to the Adult Day Program.
2. May provide complete or assistive care in personal health care
needs such as toileting and feeding, i.e. changing Depends,
peritoneal care, showering, and brushing teeth.
3. Coordinates food service curriculum and food service training to
clients at Paladin or required sites. May be required to obtain
Serve Safe certification.
4. Required to complete training curriculum and implement activity
calendars for classroom use.
Creative Concepts additional essential functions
1. Provide services as indicated on the individual program
plan.
2. Prepare and communicates short directions on each craft or
artwork to use.
3. Have a variety of completed samples of craft or artwork to use
as display items.
4. Responsible for keeping inventories of all crafts & art supplies
and equipment.
5. Maintain arts & craft area and supplies/tools in clean and
orderly working condition.
Computer Lab additional essential functions:
1. Provide services as indicated on the individual program plan
2. Serves as the focal point for incoming requests for computer
training; participates in meetings with staff assigned to persons
with varying disabilities with lab goals and/or other individuals
assigned to the technology lab.
3. Designs, develops, administers, and analyzes the results of
training needs assessments.
Residential additional essential functions:
1. May provide complete or assistive care in personal health care
needs such as toileting and feeding, cooking, i.e. changing
Depends, peritoneal care, showering, and brushing teeth.
2. Provide routine housekeeping and yard work to ensure participant
health & safety.
3. Assist participant(s) with shopping and budgeting money.
4. Assist participant(s) with Individual Habilitation goals.
5. Follow high-risk plans to ensure the health and safety of
participants.
6. Assist participants with medical appointments.
7. Assist participant(s) with medication administration as
needed.
8. Complete required documentation for the participants served.
9. Turn in required documentation according to the specified
deadline or per the direction of the supervisor.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Attends meetings, in-services, and professional development
activities, as necessary.
2. Assists to maintain inventory of program supplies and equipment
to conduct classroom and community-based activities.
3. May require driving to participants' residences and/or
transporting to and from community sites for programming.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
1. Good public relations and communication skills.
2. Ability to recognize and respond to medical and emergency
needs.
3. Basic knowledge of various disability types and the impact of
functional limitations in developmental learning.
4. Basic knowledge of curriculum planning and instruction of
classroom activities.
5. Valid driver's license or PPC license (if required). Good
driving record.
6. Must provide Paladin, Inc. with ongoing, up-to-date "proof of
vehicle insurance" in employee's name for the vehicle driven while
working for Paladin.
7. Basic knowledge of local community organizations' activities and
events.
8. Ability to independently organize time and duties to meet work
floor and consumer demands.
9. Basic math skills.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Consumers (participants) Daily personal contact to implement
behavior plans, provide positive reinforcement, teaching
activities, and provide conflict resolutions.
Staff: Frequent daily personal contact to coordinate program
information, consistency, and coordination of services.
Caregivers: Daily written and/or verbal communication to share
requested information. Supervisor: Periodic personal contact, as
needed, to communicate program needs, needs for assistance,
scheduling, and input into client (participant) program plan
development.
Community: Ability to investigate and facilitate community
opportunities for clients (participants) while favorably
representing the agency and enhancing the public's disabilities
awareness.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
a. Frequent lifting; may require team lifting up to 150 lbs.
b. Bending, reaching, pulling, to assist consumers (participants)
with toileting needs.
c. Quick reflexes and skill in non-aversive crisis
intervention.
d. Ability to project voice, listen, and observe classroom
areas.
e. Frequent lifting and carrying up to 75 lbs.
f. Standing and walking the majority of the day.
g. Sitting to write records and in meetings.
h. Speaking, hearing, visual ability to communicate.
i. Ability to project voice, listen and observe program areas.
j. Subject to frequent interruptions
k. Frequent hand washing
l. Quick reflexes and skill in non-aversive crisis
intervention.
m. Capacity to handle extremes in environmental conditions (i.e.
heat, cold).
n. May be subject to hostile and emotionally upset individuals
throughout the day.
o. May be subject to infectious diseases.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
a. Patience and diplomacy in dealing with difficult clients
(participants), staff, family members and agency staff.
b. Ability to observe significant changes in conditions or actions
of clients (participants).
c. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
d. Initiative and flexibility to handle changes in routine.
e. Compassion and concern for the well-being of people with
disabilities.
f. Ability to work as a team member.
g. Ability to handle multiple tasks and/or demands of one's time
from others.
h. Must be proficient in basic math skills; addition, subtraction,
fractions, multiplication, and division.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE USED
a. Hoyer Lift and other assistive devices
b. Hand tools
c. Tape Machines
d. Shredder Machine
e. SEA Lab and SEA Lab Equipment
f. Computers and software
g. Audio/visual equipment
h. Power stapler gun
i. Calculator
j. Personal vehicle
k. Chemicals, such as paints, clay, solvents, hardeners
l. Audiovisual equipment
m. Kiln
n. Agency vehicles with or without vehicle tie-downs/lift
o. Other equipment as necessary
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