Direct Support Professional
Friendship Community Direct Support Professional
Direct Support Professional
Part-time AND Full-Time Availability: 6am - 2pm, 2 pm - 10 am, 10p - 6am
1, 2, 3 DAYS per WEEK available
Your responsibilities as a Friendship Community DSP will include:
- Assisting Individuals in daily routines through dressing, bathing, eating/feeding, toileting, exercises, etc., as needed.
- Assisting Individuals with their mobility by the use of walking aids, lifting, splints, positioning, and transferring them through safe and approved techniques up to 50 lbs. Be familiar with the use of mechanical lifts if available in the home.
- Assisting the Individuals in food preparation and in kitchen duties, teaching appropriate skills.
- Assisting the Individuals in-room care and general housecleaning, teaching appropriate skills.
- Maintaining ongoing knowledge and adherence to the Individual’s care plan.
- Reporting symptoms, concerns, or medical observations to the Residential Manager, nurse on duty, or designated agency personnel.
- After becoming med trained, administering medications to the Individuals as prescribed.
- Transporting Individuals to and from activities using Friendship Community vehicles.
- Assisting with the general upkeep of the home.
- Attending Team Meetings, In-services and other required trainings. Also read the minutes of those meetings.
- Other duties as assigned, depending on the home.
- Must possess English speaking skills.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a TM to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the Team Member (TM) is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The TM must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate. The TM may occasionally drive a company vehicle to go to a home for their required caseload or outside training opportunities.