Dsp/Caregiver

To promote an environment of teamwork that encourages client teaching, mentoring, and coaching. That involves active treatment, and skill development and promotes growth. Create a home that yields a clean, organized, welcoming environment. In addition to collaborating with fellow coworkers and leadership using a positive team approach. .

Essential

Functions and Scope:

• Represent OAC in a positive and professional manner in community meetings, events and social functions.

• Provides day-to-day organization and implementation of activities that promote an organized and positive environment. Ensure as the primary professional working with individuals, an environment that is person-centered, organized, non-reactive, and promotes independence.

• Is able to independently make decisions in regard to best practices, quality assurance, risk management and problem-solving. This includes timely response to and documentation and reporting of serious injuries.

• Demonstrates the ability to coach, teach, and mentor individuals in all aspects of home management and personal independence. This includes actively teaching and promoting individual rights and self-advocacy.

• Engages clients in ongoing, meaningful active treatment and the individual support plans (ISP’s) for the clients served in the ID/DD program; implements programs and the delivery of services according to the ISP and the requirements of CMS regulations.

• Advocates for each client’s specific needs and personal welfare in the home and community, and ensures follow-up when concerns are identified.

• Assists with coordinating, scheduling and/or transporting clients to appointments and/or recreational activities on a regular basis; ensures all required documents, files and reports are prepared, reviewed, approved and processed in a timely manner.

• Provides accurate documentation of client’s participation and progress in all training objectives/programs to teach independent living skills; ensures day-to-day assigned tasks are completed.

• Communicates and actively participates with the inter-disciplinary process to include but not limited to individual support plans (ISP’s), behavior management, incident reports, etc.

• Interacts with client’s family members/conservator, & maintains positive relationships internally and externally.

• Must attend all required trainings/meetings and remain current on all certifications.

• To provide support and services to all clients across the local operation when necessary.

• Transport clients to medical appointments, Enrichment Center, and client outings as assigned.

• Responsible for maintaining work schedules. Dependability is required. Monitors and manages own time off and documents time worked accurately.

• Carries out responsibilities and duties in a manner that is professional, timely, effective, and efficient, including other job duties as assigned.

• Additional committees as assigned, or volunteer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person