Vanderheyden
Albany, NY
CLASSIFICATION: Non Exempt - Full time, Part time, Per diem Direct Support Professional (DSP) PROGRAM: Residential REPORTS TO: House Manager/Direct Care Supervisor/Program Coordinator
Position Summary: Direct Support Professionals assist individuals in identifying and/ acquiring skills and self-esteem needed to establish and achieve personal goals.
Direct Support Professionals are responsible for the direct care of individuals served including transportation, instruction on life skills, implementing daily routine, provide recreational opportunities, dispensing medication, and assuring that the environment is safely managed. Direct Support Professional also assume responsibility for documenting individual behaviors, participating in treatment teams and service plan reviews, and preforming physical interventions in regards to an individual's Treatment Plan and Behavioral Support Plan (BSP), and completes other responsibilities as properly assigned.
Primary Duties...