Direct Support Professional - Latrobe - Full Time

Position Description

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide direct care and personalized support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a community setting ensuring their health, safety, and welfare.

DSPs positively impact the people we support in a number of ways: taking people to medical appointments, participating in recreational activities, helping people with personal care, and supporting activities of daily living.

Job Responsibilities - Highlights

• Understands, supports and advocates with people we support by helping them achieve their vision of a good life.

• Identifies, documents and shares concerns and successes as appropriate.

• Transports and accompanies people to activities, appointments and events.

• Helps with personal care tasks as needed.

• Assists with money management by promoting independence.

• Administers medications.

• Additional duties as assigned.

• Must obtain First Aid/CPR certification within 6 months of start date and pass Medication administration within 2 months of start date.