DSP - Direct Support Professional

Loveland Center, Inc. Equality Through Opportunity

ADT : Direct Support Provider (DSP) - $250.00 Sign-on Bonus.

Supervisor : Adult Day Training Manager.

Hourly: $18.00.

Status: Full Time.

Provide the expertise, knowledge, and skills necessary to organize and supervise Loveland Center participants in the classroom, on campus, and/or in the community.

Direct service professionals must be 18 years or older and possess a valid Florida driver's license.

Using a curriculum, educate, encourage, and empower participants to reach their goals through hands-on Practical Skills Training as they apply to everyday life. Services are to be provided on campus as well as in the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Fully adheres to Loveland Center's Code of Ethics and Unifying Values.
• Maintain professional standards of the highest quality with regard to health, safety, classroom management, and public relations.
• Acquire and maintain a proficient level of technological skills as applied to job requirements and industry standards within the designated area of instruction.
• Design, develop, and implement an age-appropriate curriculum, utilizing state-of-the-art teaching methods and materials, including computers, iPads/tablets, various applications as well as written and unwritten materials.
• Develop an individualized implementation plan with input from each assigned participant.
• Work within prescribed individualized implementation plans and behavior plans for each participant; monitoring progress and giving input on setting annual goals.
• Maintain an individualized record for each assigned participant, documenting attendance, goal(s), current level(s) of functioning, plan(s) for attaining goals, and any progress made in accordance with the Medicaid Waiver Handbook.
• Document each participant's daily and monthly progress and contribute information to be included in quarterly and annual summaries to the Adult Day Training Manager.
• Assign duties to and supervise volunteers in the class.
• Understand and provide instruction related to all aspects of applied academics, including but not limited to reading, writing, and arithmetic.
• Role model for and guide participants in understanding and developing good work habits and social skills.
• Attend in-service programs and staff meeting(s) as required for effective planning and programming.
• Supervise participants during the morning assembly program, lunchtime, and other scheduled activities/events as assigned by the Adult Day Training Manager.
• Transport participants as assigned by the Adult Day Training Manager.
• Participate in training to ensure state-mandated training/ annual continuing education requirements are met and First Aid, HIV, and CPR certifications are kept current.
• Maintain/keep all equipment in a safe and good working condition.
• Perform all other duties not specifically identified, as assigned by the Adult Day Training Manager, Chief Operating Officer, or President/CEO.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that would normally be met by a DSP to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, a DSP is regularly required to talk, hear, and see; frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands.
• The DSP is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; as well as stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that a DSP would encounter while performing the essential functions of their job. Primarily, a DSP is subject to indoor conditions and subject to low to moderate noise levels with periodic disruptions in routine, and is also subject to various outdoor settings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Continued employment remains on an "At-Will" basis.

This Job Description does not constitute a written or implied contract and may be changed as the business needs of Loveland Center, Inc. arise.