Direct Support Professional I-71532914
3 days ago
Brooklyn
Job Category: Human/Social Services Requisition Number: DIREC007677 Location: Brooklyn 11226 Schedule: Part-time Morning, Friday-Sunday 7am-3:30pm, 24 hours Essential Job Functions: • Teaches and reinforces accepted infection control and personal grooming techniques; assists in bathing, dental care, hair and nail care, personal hygiene, toileting, incontinence care, menstrual care, and grooming routines as necessary., • Teaches and assists individuals in dressing, clothing selection, storage, laundering and repair of clothing and accessories; helps them to shop for clothing., • Teaches and assists in proper use and care of shavers and razors, eyeglasses, hearing aids, prostheses as prescribed by appropriate medical practitioner., • Administers and teaches individuals first aid treatments; administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and performs other health-related techniques as required., • Takes, records, reports temperatures, blood pressures, pulse rate, weight, and other significant symptoms/health-related occurrences; aids developmentally disabled individuals in understanding, recording, and reporting such factors., • Maintains confidentiality of information., • Reports unusual incidents and physical or behavioral symptoms promptly and accurately to the supervisor., • Applies valid and accepted limits for inappropriate behavior and helps control and restrain individuals with challenging behaviors in their care., • Administers prescribed medications and treatments; teaches, observes, reports problems and progress in self-administration of medications programs; assists individuals in achieving more independence in administration of medications; teaches use of skin care lotions, topical ointments, eye and ear drops and assists in their use as needed., • Assists individuals in eating who cannot feed themselves independently., • Teaches individuals to eat in a family-style setting; models and teaches mealtime socialization skills., • Performs/teaches developmentally disabled individuals routine housekeeping duties such as dusting, washing floors and walls, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming rugs., • Assists developmentally disabled individuals in bed making., • Follows safety procedures in living unit by mopping up spills, reporting unsafe conditions, teaches and reinforces fire safety procedures. Checks to see that fire exits are clear, night-lights and exit signs on, windows locked, etc., • Stores supplies and assures that storage areas are kept in a neat and orderly condition., • Responsible for storage and replacement of linens., • May assist in various household inventories., • Performs/teaches minor and routine maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs, fuses, replacement of faucet washers; and obtains repair services for appliances., • Performs/teaches routine removal of trash, cleaning of trash containers, ashtrays, etc., • Teaches/performs outdoor maintenance tasks and repairs of residence, yard, garden, walks; reports need for or obtains repair services for automobiles, vans, mowers, etc., • Checks fire equipment and reports any malfunction., • Teaches and reinforces use of a variety of communication skills., • Guides individuals through motor exercises designed to increase physical coordinative functions., • Teaches and reinforces principles of human growth and development, including human sexuality, as determined by each person's developmental level and program plan., • Teaches acceptable work habits, e.g., punctuality, dress and grooming, to enable individuals to develop readiness for work outside the home, or in support of individuals' habilitative goals., • Accompanies developmentally disabled individuals to community activities including worksites, cultural, religious and social events, day programs, and visits to health practitioners; aids them in developing awareness and use of community resources and in interacting with others., • Provides support for maximum community integration., • Transports/arranges for transport of individuals to community events; and aids them in development of their mobility skills., • Maintains an adequate supply of and accounting of personal clothing and possessions., • Teaches money management principles to developmentally disabled individuals; and completes/aids in completion of banking activities., • Provides an accurate accounting of all financial transactions made on behalf of individuals in their care., • Helps developmentally disabled individuals to develop/maintain positive interpersonal relationships with their peers, with others in their families, and with others in the community. Aids in explaining feelings, resolving conflicts, teaching/reinforcing acceptable means of dissipating frustration, and anger., • If pets are in the home, teaches/assists with their feeding, grooming, and care., • Teaches/supervises/participates in a variety of leisure and recreational activities, crafts projects, seasonal and permanent home decoration; assists in planning, supervising and conducting holiday celebrations selected by residents and staff., • May accompany developmentally disabled individuals to dances, camping trips, swimming, horseback riding, basketball, or other sports; assists in selection and teaching of appropriate community inclusion leisure activities., • Observes and reports on behavior and specific responses to programming, medication, interpersonal relationships, etc., • Actively participates at staff meetings by communicating observations concerning progress and reaction to various therapy programs., • At meetings, may suggest alternative programs or procedures based on experience with the individual's habilitation plan., • Records all significant behavioral responses in prescribed format., • Participates in the development of individual program and habilitation plans., • May be asked to assist in the orientation and training of other staff., • Knowledge of policies and procedures of OPWDD, as well as state and federal regulations as they apply to the care and treatment of the developmentally disabled., • Knowledge of active treatment programs as they relate to the developmentally disabled., • Currently AMAP certified or able to become certified within six months of hire., • Currently SCIP-R certified or able to become certified within six months of hire., • Currently CPR and First Aid certified or able to become certified within six months, • Direct Care experience with people with mental and/or physical disabilities. AMAP, SCIP-R, CPR/SFA certified.