Day Direct Support Professional, NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND, Windsor Mill, MD
NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND -
Windsor Mill, MD,
US
Day Direct Support Professional
Date Posted: 2024-06-15
Job description
Job Details
Job Location
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Inc - Baltimore, MD
Position Type
Full Time
Job Shift
Day
Description
Job Title:Day Direct Support Professional
Department:Career Development Center
Reports To:Operations Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
General Purpose of the Job: The overall purpose is to support adults with intellectual disabilities attending NCIAs Career Development Center in meaningful daytime activities to achieve their individual goals as specified in their Person-Centered Plan (PCP). This position is required to float between numerous individual groups or as a 1:1 based on center needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Supports individuals in Increasing Independence and Reaching Their Person-Centered Goals
Transportation Related Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervisory Responsibilities:None.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
Language Skills:
Mathematical Skills:
Reasoning Ability:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Other Qualifications:
Physical Demands:
Walking significant distances.
Work Environment:
Job Location
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Inc - Baltimore, MD
Position Type
Full Time
Job Shift
Day
Description
Job Title:Day Direct Support Professional
Department:Career Development Center
Reports To:Operations Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
General Purpose of the Job: The overall purpose is to support adults with intellectual disabilities attending NCIAs Career Development Center in meaningful daytime activities to achieve their individual goals as specified in their Person-Centered Plan (PCP). This position is required to float between numerous individual groups or as a 1:1 based on center needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Supports individuals in Increasing Independence and Reaching Their Person-Centered Goals
- Provides assigned participants with individualized instruction, support (may consist of performing physical labor and or work-related tasks) direction, supervision, demonstration and follow up needed by the person to acquire appropriate social, recreational, and/or work skills in line with their individual goals.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and implements Person-Centered Plans and Behavior Intervention Plans as assigned.
- Assists persons served in implementing their daily work and/or community integration schedule.
- Prepares for and participates in program planning for assigned participants as delineated by the CDC Operational Management and ensures that appropriate written reports and records are completed as scheduled.
- Exhibits ability and willingness to perform and assist with functions of daily living, including feeding, toileting and personal hygiene functions.
- Maintains assigned records, data collection, and behavioral logs with accuracy and within required timelines, including completing documentation of incidents according to the DDA Policy on Reportable Incidents and Investigations.
- Ensures the safety of work/activity areas and equipment, confirms appropriateness of assignments, gathers equipment and supplies prior to the arrival of participants, and replenishes supplies throughout the workday as needed.
- Provides persons served with the level of supervision specified in the Person-Centered Plans and Behavior Plans during program hours, including providing accurate ratios for assigned persons.
- Maintains communication with supervisors and managers to ensure that all necessary administrative follow up and support services are provided.
- Observes all safety rules and policies, and guards against accidental injury to staff or persons supported.
- Maintains current certification in MANDT and utilizes approved behavior management techniques, including physical intervention when required.
- Responds to crises expediently and provides the appropriate input and support needed to resolve the situation.
- Reports any/all obstacles to achieving PCP goals to supervisors and managers in a timely fashion.
- Attends and successfully completes all training required by the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) including, but not limited to, CPR/First Aid and MANDT.
- Exhibits flexibility and enthusiasm in performing assigned duties.
- Performs other duties to support people with disabilities as assigned.
Transportation Related Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides transportation in an NCIA vehicle to and from homes and CDP, and to job/activity sites, following designated transportation policies established by NCIA.
- Follows protocols as it relates to daily and accurate documentation of all data on transportation logs: mileage, destination, passengers, completion of Vehicle Inspection Forms, etc.
- Obeys all laws concerning operating a vehicle in the State of Maryland, including cell phone usage.
- Ensures that vans have current documentation such as, registration, insurance cards, and accident forms and obtains the missing forms before operating the vehicle.
- Conducts a visual safety check prior to driving the vehicle and at the end of the shift. Reports all noted abnormalities immediately to the Operations Supervisor.
- Assists persons served as needed to enter and exit the vehicle safely.
- Respects neighborhood etiquette at all times (music low, no horn blowing, conversations are respectful at normal sound level, etc.).
- Adhere to all accident/incident report protocols.
Supervisory Responsibilities:None.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six months related experience and/or training; or
- Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers.
- Ability to perform basic calculations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- May be required to be a CMT and dispenses medication if necessary, for assigned participants.
- Must have a state issued drivers license and an acceptable driving record as determined by criteria established by the Agency's insurance carrier and Agency policy.
Other Qualifications:
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
Physical Demands:
Walking significant distances.
- Running occasionally.
- Standing for a significant amount of time, up to two hours occasionally.
- Lifting or pushing 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently.
- Frequent reaching, stooping, grasping, balancing, kneeling, crouching and climbing stairs.
- Ability to stay awake and attentive throughout entire shift.
- Operating machines, motor vehicles, and job specific equipment and tools.
- Sufficient visual acuity to observe general surroundings and activities of Individuals.
- Sufficient hearing ability to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels.
- Safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens that may require specialized protective equipment provided by the agency.
Work Environment:
- Both indoor and outdoor environments, with potential exposure to weather elements, such as rain, wind, or snow.
- Exposure to moderate to high volumes of noise including loud voices, office equipment, and cleaning devices such as vacuum cleaners and buffing machines. Work environments may include video and/or audio monitoring.