Direct Support Provider

OBJECTIVE:To provide the necessary support, supervision and training to facilitate service recipient skill acquisition, retention or improvement in the areas of self help, socialization, adaptive skills, communication and/or vocational employment skills. Services will primarily be provided to individuals within facility programs or in the community.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to evaluate successes and failures and use those experiences to progress the service recipient’s skills, knowledge, and abilities
• Show initiative, flexibility, and optimism in an ever changing and challenging environment
• Embrace opportunities to develop constructive relationships within the community, with employers, and promote interagency collaboration
• Show desire to be a continuous learner.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Provide training and support to individuals of varying skills and abilities

• Follow and comply with weekly schedule provided by the services manager.

• Directly supervises above-mentioned service recipients one on one or in a group, primarily in  the facility programs or in the community
• Timely completion of applicable documentation concerning service recipients.
• Working knowledge of how specific disabilities may impact the work and community environment
• Ability to communicate effectively on multiple levels, using verbal, computer and written skills
• Ability to demonstrate, teach, and model habilitation skills and interpersonal skills
• Provide input on service recipients’ goal plan revision; implementation of the service recipients’ goal plan
• Ability to recognize emergency situations and implement appropriate procedures
• Establishes and maintains a working relationship with care coordinators, family members, group homes, the public, administrators of all programs, and families

• Maintain current certifications/screenings/coverage and/or working knowledge of :

• • First Aid (including seizure management and clearing airway obstructions)  
  • CPR
  • medication administration
  • NCI de-escalation component (part A) of the restrictive intervention training
  • universal precautions for communicable diseases and blood-borne pathogens
  • NC driver’s license and personal automobile insurance
  • Rights of Persons Being Served
  • Confidentiality
  • Critical Incident Identification and Reporting
  • Emergency and Evacuation Procedures
  • Reducing Physical Risk
  • Disability Awareness

• Ability to balance support for the service recipients’ stated choices against core responsibilities, limitations of the service recipients and potential risk; show ability to make sound judgments
• Regularly drive service recipients to and from their activities as needed in facility or community setting
• Provide hands-on assistance to each service recipient in the following areas;                  

• Intervene and redirect service recipients regarding individual and/or group conflicts
• Facilitate participation in social enrichment activities
• Administer medications and maintain necessary documentation

• Communicate orally, in writing, or electronically, as appropriate, production data to the food operations manager including, but not limited to, inventory, product schedule, supply availability, workforce availability, and amount produced (as needed and applicable).
• While in Lifeskills Program area maintain compliance with child and adult care food program; maintain meal pattern requirements and point of service meal counts.
• Provide personal care supports to service recipients as needed
• Demonstrate a respectful, professional, and cooperative relationship with service recipients in this program and their families/ caregiver/guardians

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to read, write, understand and follow directions, possess basic math skills
• Has physical ability to stoop, bend, twist, reach, push, lift and carry up to 50 pounds stand for an entire shift, mobility to get in and out of vehicles and assist service recipients in doing so, work in various weather conditions

This job description outlines the essential requirements for job fulfillment; however, it is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee in this position may be called upon to perform other duties and may need to be flexible concerning hours available to work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum High School diploma/GED from an accredited school and recognized by North Carolina as applicable
• Minimum 18 years of age
• Valid Driver’s License from any state  / Note: A valid NC Driver’s License must be acquired within 60 days of hire if residing in North Carolina
• Proof of personal automobile insurance including company name and policy number
• Acceptable background, motor vehicle record, and sex offender registry check, negative drug test, and no substantial findings on the NC Health Care Registry.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including some nights and weekends
• Experience with developmentally disabled adults a plus

Salary : $16