Residential Direct Support Professional
Company: Treasure Health
Location: Silver Spring
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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Job Description:
We are seeking a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to provide
one-on-one support to individuals with intellectual and other
developmental disabilities. Direct Support Professionals (DSP)
assist individuals and families living in facilities homes.
Individual programs are designed around the needs and desires of
each participant and implemented with attention and
care.Responsibilities:The DSP will provide assistance, guidance,
mentoring, coaching, and teaching in many life areas such as
activities of daily living, personal care, life skills, community
integration, and transportation navigation.The DSP will assist the
supported person in enjoying the life that they want to live and
increasing their quality of life by providing excellent
services.Provide direct support, interaction and supervision of the
supported persons, inclusive of all daily needs (meals, personal
care, transportation, leisure activities, community integration,
medical needs and medication administration)---Required
Qualifications:Must have a Valid Driver's License and reliable
transportationHigh School Diploma, GED or equivalent required (one
year of college preferred)1+ year of experience working with the
population servedAcceptable criminal background is a mustMust have
CPR / First Aid, Mandt Systems, medication technician certification
must be refreshed within timelines, and the certificate must have a
current status.High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)Must have no
lifting restrictions. Ability to transfer individuals, talk, hear,
sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects,
tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel,
crouch or crawl.Skills Required:Good interpersonal skills and the
ability to communicate and work effectively, individually and as
part of a team with subordinates, other staff and supervisors
throughout the organizationGood written and oral communication
skillsDetail oriented, organized, self-disciplined, energetic, and
deadline conscious.Ability to maintain confidentiality with regards
to privileged and program participants' informationMust be willing
and able to support individuals with different levels of
diagnosesPI185937478
Keywords: Treasure Health, Silver Spring , Residential Direct Support Professional, Other , Silver Spring, Maryland
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