Direct Support Professional - King George Day Support
On-siteKing George, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Monitor participant behaviors, safety, and health while instructing individuals in skill development and community integration. Assist with personal hygiene, operate large vans and lift equipment for transport, and administer medications. Prepare progress notes, case profiles, and quarterly reports; collaborate with staff and advise families on behaviors and progress. Clean facility spaces, coordinate training needs, and support clients in recreational activities and volunteer services. Complete all reports, time sheets, and payroll records. Requires a valid Virginia driver's license, First Aid/CPR certification, and THEROPS training.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma
- some course work and/or training in the Behavioral Sciences
- some work experience in day support programs for intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled adults
- Valid Virginia driver's license
- Certification in First Aid/CPR
- Training in Therapeutic Options (THEROPS)
- Training in Medication Management
- ability to physically lift/move an average weight adult individual
- ability to operate a vehicle
- ability to effectively respond to crisis situations both behavioral and medical
- ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
- ability to function calmly in stressful situations
- ability to observe, assess and record individual behaviors and functioning
- ability to establish rapport with intellectually-disabled individuals and their families
- ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other staff and the staff community organizations
- considerable knowledge of day support programming and the common disabilities, principles and practices relating to the care and behavioral management of the intellectually-disabled and developmentally-delayed populations and associated age related issues
- considerable knowledge of assistive equipment and apparatus and lifting/transfer techniques
- some knowledge of social casework management and supportive level counseling
- some knowledge of crisis prevention and intervention skills applicable to the intellectually disabled
- some knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of prevocational and vocational training
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