Direct Support Staff Job Responsibilities:

• Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.

• Fosters positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served.

• Ensures client safety and maintains a safe environment.

• Reminds and assists clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training).

• Encourages self-help activities.

• Reports changes in client’s condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.

• Performs home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning.

• Assist with preparing and serving food/meals, and clean-up.

• Accompanies clients to scheduled appointments and transports clients or running errands for clients.

• Assists with toileting.

• Other duties as assigned.

Direct Support Professional Qualifications / Skills:

• Ability to work in a group home, home-like settings

• Communication skills (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company

• Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

• 18 years of age or older

• Valid driver’s license

• DSP I & II Certification or enrolled preferred but not necessary.

• CPI, CPR & First Aid Certification preferred but not necessary.