Department:	Community Support Services
JOB PURPOSE:	The Direct Support Professional works directly with people who have intellectual/developmental disabilities to help them reach their day-to-day and long-term goals and live their best lives.
EVALUATED BY:	Professional Manager
STATUS:	Non-Exempt Employee

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Essential Functions

Promote the PCBS Mission

• Embody the PCBS vision, mission, and values statements.
• Serves as an example for supporting a Person-Centered philosophy.
• Shows consistent skills in supporting persons served to lead their healthy, clean, and safe lifestyles that meets their preferences.

Is a Strong Advocate

• Advocates, and provides an example of advocating, for people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.
• Supporting persons served to provide input into all aspects of their lives and the Individualized Person-Centered Planning process and provides mentorship to others as needed.
• Is a leader in ensuring persons served know about their community and support them in making choices related to accessing the community.

Provides Excellent Direct Support Services

• Is skillful, and mentors others, in the implementation of Individualized Person-Centered Plans which may include the following:
  • Provide protected oversight at levels noted in the plan.
  • Administer medications according to policy and training
  • Physically assist (support, lift, transfer, etc.) persons as needed.
  • Provide transportation for persons served.
  • Provide personal hygiene support.
  • Provide nonviolent crisis intervention as needed according to policy and training.
  • Provide other supports for persons served, as needed.
• Is a leader in documenting supports provided as required and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of persons served following PCBS policy and procedures.
• Deliver services designed to increase an individual’s connection and engagement in formal and informal supports.
• Develop flexible, sustainable and supportive community resources and relationships.
• Ability to introduce individuals served to community resources and supports.
• Ability to develop skills that will facilitate integration of individuals into their community.
• Maintain current training in all required areas.

Contribute to A Positive Work Environment

• Serves as mentor and example for co-workers, particularly those in a DSP roles.
• Leads by communicating both verbally and non-verbally in a clear, efficient and respectful way in both oral and written formats.
• Sets an example and mentors others to complete tasks on time and up to the expected standard.
• Shows exceptional skills in working through disagreements with honesty and transparency fostering a trusting team environment.
• Supports, mentors and works with teammates in a collaborative way that aids improvement of skills and outcomes.
• Works with Professional Manager to ensure proper staffing.

Secondary Functions

• Report vehicle maintenance/safety needs to supervisor.
• Attend all meetings and agency functions as required.
• Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Extended periods of standing and walking, with some sitting.
• Regular lifting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, or bending, as appropriate.
• Possible physical intervention, as trained in CPI, if confronted by a person displaying combative or potentially dangerous behavior.
• Periods of driving agency vehicles.
• Possible administration of chest compressions and rescue breaths as trained in CPR.
• Exposure to noise from persons served, office machines, appliances, and telephones.
• Substantial use of video display terminal.
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other communicable diseases.

PCBS is willing to accommodate excellent candidates to find work shifts that are convenient to everyone involved. Most roles are 40 hours / week. Some roles require up to 50 hours / week. Additional Overtime opportunities are available.

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