Direct Support Professional

• Provide compassionate, person-centered support to individuals with developmental disabilities
• Directly assist individuals with daily living activities (e.g., personal care, meals, medication, transportation)
• Implement support plans
• Document progress
• Facilitate community integration
• Foster a safe, respectful environment
• Communicate with families and care teams
• Builds a positive rapport with people by learning their wants, needs, and desires
• Learns about the person’s spirituality, social history and life experiences
• Supports each person to direct their own services, achieve their goals and dreams, and remove barriers
• Ensures each person within the department has all of his/her basic assurances met
• Attends program training and accurately implements all OSP/PCSP programs, learning objectives, and supports
• Attends team meetings and completes assessments as requested
• Documents in an accurate and timely manner
• Learns about people’s vocational, community and social interests
• Assists people to remain connected to their natural supports
• Supports people to be active members of the community
• Maintains a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and has access to a vehicle
• Learns about the best possible health needs for the person you are supporting
• Supports people to become involved in their personal health needs, accompanies people to medical appointments
• Administers medications and completes treatments according to the Medication Administration Record
• Maintains current First Aid and CPR certification
• Assists and supports people to have a safe and clean environment
• Learns about nutritional and healthy lifestyle recommendations through meal planning and preparation
• Supports people to look their best by providing assistance in areas of hygiene, grooming, and attire
• Assists people supported to learn about his/her personal finances including money management and budgeting
• Assists with financial expenditures/budgets for people supported
• Uses department’s procurement (P) card appropriately
• Assists and supports people to learn about their rights, due process, and fair treatment
• Ensures people we support are free of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and exploitation
• Serve as a personal advocate for people and teach members of the community to treat people we support with dignity and respect
• Advocate and job source with employers, community members, families and other stakeholders to develop needed supports and services

• High School or equivalent diploma
• Driver's License: ND, upon hire
• Auto Insurance, upon hire

One year of work experience

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings