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Job Description:
The primary Direct Support Professional caregiver is responsible for daily care, instruction, and assistance for individuals with special needs living in a GIL-operated community residence. Caregivers also provide for and protect each individual’s rights, safety, and personal property. This job is considered a safety-sensitive position due to the nature of caring for high-risk, disabled individuals in their home.
Job Duties & Essential Functions:
Directly responsible to residential management. Overall responsibility to perform job duties & essential functions, including but not limited to the following:
▪ Provide individuals care and treatment for maintaining health and wellness
▪ Promote and encourage individuals to make informed personal choices and decisions in life
▪ Promote and encourage the development of healthy relationships for the individuals served
▪ Medication administration, documentation, and monitoring for treatment and effect
▪ Assisting individuals with adaptive services, devices, special equipment, and therapies
▪ Assisting individuals with daily routines and living skills – includes personal care and hygiene
▪ Completing written documentation, daily logs, charts, and other required paperwork
▪ Completing assignments for household management, maintenance, and housekeeping tasks
▪ Assisting individuals in program facilitation, planning, teaching strategies, and activities
▪ Recreation and activity facilitation and planning with the individuals – in house
▪ Recreation and activity facilitation and planning with the individuals – in community
▪ Provide crisis management & intervention for medical needs, behaviors, and other challenges
▪ Communication and interaction with individuals and families being served
▪ Communication and interaction with co-workers in a home-like working environment
▪ Meal planning and preparation in accordance with dietary guidelines
▪ Participate in all staff training, meetings, and in-service requirements
▪ Assisting individuals with shopping and purchasing needs for personal & house supplies
▪ Assisting individuals with money management, documentation, and financial responsibilities
▪ Provide transportation – includes driving the vehicle and securing individuals safely
▪ Assisting in the orientation and mentoring of new employees to the residential program
▪ Conducting and participating in fire & safety drills, evacuation, and precautionary exercises
▪ Having to lift, stabilize, and transfer individuals during activities of daily living
▪ Working independently, and at times with minimal supervision while on assignment
▪ Working with multiple people, and at times with close supervision while on assignment
▪ Working in an environment where at times it may be loud, noisy, and exciting
▪ Working in an environment where at times it may be quiet, serene, and unexciting
▪ Working in the facility and/or in the community, in multiple settings, and going on outings
Physical Demands:
The following physical demands must be met by an employee, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- The employee must be able to speak, see, focus, and hear
• The employee is frequently required to sit, walk, stand, bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, and reach
• The employee must have fine manipulation ability of both hands
• The employee must, occasionally to frequently, lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and be able to maneuver a manual wheelchair
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move residents of any weight, with assistance of a Hoyer lift or other protective equipment, and use all equipment effectively
• The employee must be able to handle highly stressful situations on a day-to-day basis
Other Responsibilities & Requirements:
▪ To embrace a higher standard of commitment to provide community residential care to individuals with special needs
▪ To arrive on time and prepared for each scheduled shift in order to relieve other trained staff on duty
▪ To conduct oneself in a manner consistent with being a positive role model for the individuals served, co-workers, and the community at large, including appropriate dress and conversation, appropriate manners and conduct, honor and respect for authority, and value and respect for co-workers
▪ To promote and encourage personal expression, including likes and dislikes, by providing supports and services that are culturally competent – valuing diversity, choice, and personal expression
▪ To make provision for the safeguarding & protection of individuals’ personal property and rights
▪ To make provision for the systematic maintenance, collection, completion, and submission of all documentation, program data, incident reports, financial documents, medication administration reporting, time sheets, and all other required reporting within a timely manner
▪ To report all cases of infectious disease and occupational exposure to the proper agents/authorities
▪ To report all cases of Class A & B felony charges, arrests, and convictions to GIL administration to be relayed to the appropriate state departments and authorities
▪ To exhibit a positive mental and emotional attitude, demonstrating willingness to learn and a desire to serve individuals with special needs
▪ To perform assignments of a physical nature, including lifting and transferring heavy weight (at times in excess of 100 pounds), with or without adaptive equipment or staff assistance
▪ To perform any and all other job-related duties as required and/or designated by management
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