Direct Support Professional Weekend Hours: Sat/Sun (3pm -11pm)

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongLevel/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Entry/div divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Silver Spring - Palermo - Silver Spring, MD/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full-Time/Part-Time/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;High School/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$18.40 - $18.40 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Up to 25%/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Any/div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nonprofit - Social Services/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Job Summary:/span/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"The Direct Report Professional is a non-exempt level role that provides hands on mentoring, coaching and support to individuals to gain knowledge, skill, and experience to control their life and environment.nbsp; The Direct Support Professional encourages individuals to push their limits and explore things in their lives that are important to them.nbsp; Through the introduction of new and novel experiences, the Direct Support Professional assists the person to maximize their potential and enjoy the life of their choosing.nbsp;/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Duties and Responsibilities:/span/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time./span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Administration:/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Communicates and interacts positively and effectively with each person, visitors, family members, peers, and supervisors./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Daily enters hours worked into the payroll and LTSS time tracking systems/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Daily enters documentation into Therap ISP, Health Tracking (including eMAR), Time Tracking and GER modules for individuals served/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Participates in the individual Person Centered Plan process by completion of the My PCP Worksheet with individuals supported, attending PCP meetings as requested, and reporting observations of individual interest regularly/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Attends mandatory meetings, including in-services, supervisory meetings, staff meetings and to other meetings as scheduled.nbsp;/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Accurately documents individual and household expenses and submits receipts to supervisor monthly, as assigned./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Monitors the safety and health precautions compliance according to all governing bodiesrsquo; policies and procedures./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of the position./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Timely and accurately submit employee and individual Incident Reports and include all relevant documentation regulatory bodies require./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Performs all other duties as assigned/span/span/span/li /ul pbr / span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"strongSite Management/strong/span/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Completes required safety drills, review of documentation of drill, and addresses all areas for improvement/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Reports safety and maintenance concerns to Coordinator timely/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assures adequate food and household supplies are in place through purchase or report to Coordinator (as assigned)/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Reorders medications as needed/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Day amp; Individual Supports/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Provides opportunities daily for individuals to explore self-advocacy, choice, opportunity, and learning within the home and community./span/span/span ul style="list-style-type:circle" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Supports the development of meaningful relationships and natural supports in the community.nbsp; nbsp;/span/span/span/li /ul /li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assists individuals to maintain maximum health potential through/span/span/span ul style="list-style-type:circle" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"support of healthy choices/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"exercise/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"administration of medication/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"attendance at a medical appointments (as assigned)/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"use of adaptive and durable medical equipment, including mechanical lifts, shower chairs, wheelchairs, hospital beds, blood pressure cuffs, feeding equipment, etc./span/span/span/li /ul /li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Reports any health, behavior or safety concerns to Coordinator and/or nurse./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assures the dignity of each individual is supported through/span/span/span ul style="list-style-type:circle" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assuring privacy during performance of personal care and hygiene duties/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Honoring requests for private conversations/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Not sharing individual private or sensitive information unnecessarily or in an open setting.nbsp;/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Maintaining positive interactions and support for emotional support needs/span/span/span/li /ul /li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Supports the individual to complete all personal care, hygiene, mealtime (including cooking, preparing and feeding), eating, and mobility tasks as independently as possible./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Enters all medical and support documentation into Therap, including calling nurse to report outcome of appointment(s) and any new orders.nbsp;/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Vehicle Operation/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Adheres to all We Achieve, local, and state policies, procedures and laws regarding the safe operation of both agency and personal vehicles/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Completes vehicle safety checks and reports using the assigned system each time a agency vehicle is used./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Completes accurate and timely documentation of the operation of agency vehicle when in use./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assures vehicle is clear of all trash, debris and spills after each use.nbsp;/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Completes car wash as assigned./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Assures vehicle consistently always has at least frac14; tank of fuel available at all times.nbsp;nbsp;/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Human Resources Management/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Maintains current training certification for all agency, DDA and Person-Centered Plan trainings/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Follows all organizational policies/span/span/span/li /ul ul /ul h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Required Qualifications:/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"High School Diploma/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Valid Driverrsquo;s License/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Possess a strong service orientation, including active listening, critical thinking skills, and close monitoring of individuals supported./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Comfortable in an environment where individuals supported may not be able to perform essential life duties./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to work professionally and discretely with confidential information./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"High level of personal and professional integrity./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in a verbal and written manner./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Demonstrates sensitivity to the service populationrsquo;s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to use computer applications to fulfill job duties, including the use of individual documentation system, Microsoft Word, assigned payroll systems, LTSS (as assigned) and vehicle inspection reporting system.nbsp;/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-size:10.0pt"Physical Requirements:/span/strong/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:square" lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Prolonged standing, leaning, walking, bending, and lifting periods./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Prolonged periods are sitting at a desk and working on a computer./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to operate durable medical equipment./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to push a wheelchair and occupant with combined weight up to 200 pounds, on occasion./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Ability to detect unsafe situations by sight or sound and react quickly to intervene./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"span style="font-size:10.0pt"Must maintain reliable transportation to ensure the ability to travel to various sites and meetings in the community./span/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p ul /ul