Lead Direct Support Professional
The Opportunity Tree Mission and Vision
To provide quality individualized services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in dynamic and innovative environments. The Opportunity Tree is committed to promoting the development of a society that fully embraces individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through inclusion, advocacy, and opportunities.
A $1,000 hiring bonus for new hires, paid after 12 full pay periods (approximately six months); other incentives for referring full or part time employees who are hired to work at The Opportunity Tree.
Benefits for Full-Time Employees:
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- 11 Paid Holidays (full and part time; available immediately)
- Paid Time Off (annual and sick leave; full and part employees; accured bi-weekly; use after 90 day)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (all employees)
- Employee Referral Bonus (refer a full or part time employee to earn bonus after about three months)
Weekend Premium Rate: Hours worked on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) includes a $1 per hour premium!
Lead Direct Support Professional Role:
The Lead Direct Support Professional-Residential supports and assists Members with developmental disabilities in developing/enhancing basic living and other life skills, promoting independence and individual choice.
- Supervision of the Members’ health, safety, and security to include assistance with Activities of Daily Living (eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, ambulation, and continence).
- Coordinates the instruction and supervision of the Members in appropriate basic activities of daily living skills and recreational events in accordance with the Person-Centered Plan.
- Encourage the Members to develop and maintain positive interpersonal skills.
- Coordinate transportation, transport, and/or accompany according to their Person Center Plan.
- Ensure proper medication procedures are followed for the Members.
- Ensure physicians’ orders are implemented correctly.
- Responsible for developing/assisting to develop, implementing, documenting, and monitoring each Member’s program.
- Responsible for communicating progress and issues in a timely manner to the appropriate staff.
- Responsible for planning and maintaining Member’s and household accounts.
- Responsible to maintain all other records/paperwork and submit documentation per assigned timelines.