Direct Care Professional

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Support residents with self-care, toileting, showering, tooth brushing, grooming, dressing and ensure proper hygiene.
2. Support residents with proper eating and drinking skills and table manners.
3. Support residents in attaining skills needed for daily living and socialization according to their abilities
4. Support residents in maintenance of their bedrooms, clothing and personal possessions.
5. Administer medication
6. Understand the residents’ functioning and how to respond to their needs. 7. Read and make appropriate entries in facility logs daily.
8. Safely accompany residents to community resources (stores, places of Worship, recreation, health facilities etc.)
9. Become a consistent role model and help residents’ lives.
10. Assist in purchase and maintain residents, clothing, personal items, adaptive and habilitation equipment
11. Assist the Manager with grocery shopping
12. Handle cash and receipts as assigned
13. Carry out fire drills, evacuations and emergency procedures
14. Participate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team in the development and evaluation of each resident’s individualized plan of
care
15. Assist the Manager with the maintenance and proper functioning of the physical plant, its furnishings and appliances
16. Attend staff meetings and in-service training sessions
17. Other related tasks that may be assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Qualification/Requirements
1. (2) years’ experience with I/DD Individuals
2. Written & oral communication skills
3. Ability to interface with multi-level, multi ethnic personnel
4. Valid Drivers’ license

Education 1. High School Diploma/GED minimum

Training/Experience
1. SCIP-R
2. CPR/First Aid
3. AMAP