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JOB SUMMARY: The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is responsible for a variety of duties related to the overall care of individuals who receive services in a West Mont residential and/or vocational program. This includes direct care of clients and implementation of Personal Support Plans (PSPs) while following the organization?s policies and procedures. Will be required to be pulled or crossover to other work locations as needed. REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: The Direct Support Professional is directly responsible to the Program Manager and will have a close working relationship with all West Mont staff. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: a. Support the West Mont Mission, Vision and Core Values. b. Follows the organization?s policies and procedures and the established program guidelines and regulations. c. Treats all clients and coworkers and with dignity, respect, and fairness, ensuring everyone?s rights are protected. d. Ensures residential and/or vocational areas ?both interior and exterior ? are kept clean and organized. e. Provide individualized support and care for the clients following protocols, PSP actions and documentation as required. f. Assists clients, as necessary, with personal care such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transportation, community integration, and other activities of daily living to achieve the client?s maximum potential and self-sufficiency. g. Promotes client independence with daily skills such as household chores, laundry, cleaning, and meal prep, as appropriate according to their implementation strategies. h. Respond effectively following protocols and policies in emergency situations. i. Completes assigned advocacy duties to include maintaining and updating personal possession list, assisting with clients with family communication (ex: cards/gifts), completing purchase order requests for client?s needs, assisting clients with keeping bedrooms clean. j. Assist with the administration of prescribed medications to individuals as assigned, ensuring Medication Administration Record (MAR) entries are completed daily and documents inaccuracies in counts and other problems, reporting, and documenting client responses to medications during shift. k. Documents individual?s health (i.e., seizure charts, weight, bowel movements, fluid intake, etc.). Monitors, and reports injuries, bruises, and changes in behavior, emotional and physical status l. Will be required to participate in, successfully complete, and recertify (as required) in all designated training the following trainings and attends required staff meetings. Actively attempts to pass the Medication Assistance Certification. m. Performs all functions in the safest manner possible and according to the organization?s policies and procedures, assuring the safety of clients and co-workers. Reports safety issues, injury, or potential problems to Supervisor/Manager according to policy n. Serves as a representative of the organization, conducting oneself appropriately at all times, in manner, dress, and actions. Interaction others must be in a manner that is friendly, supportive, courteous, respectful, cooperative, and professional. This behavior should promote an atmosphere of teamwork that is consistent with the organization?s standards and guidelines to promote positive relations. o. Maintain confidentiality of all West Mont transactions and of all pertinent client care information to assure client rights are protected. p. Perform other related duties and responsibilities that may become necessary or as directed. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Must be at least 18 years of age. - Pass a criminal background check. - High school diploma or equivalent preferred. - A valid Montana driver's license with acceptable driving record preferred but not required. Certain areas or assignments may require qualified licensed drivers. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: - Must exhibit adequat maturity level to successfully perform all job aspects with minimal supervision. - Must be able to present an empathetic, non-judgmental, and understanding attitude toward caring for people in a residential and/or vocational setting. - Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and co-workers. - Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. - Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing with co-workers, clients, guardians/family members, physicians, and other significant parties to the client?s care. - Must be able to learn and utilize non-traditional communication and positive behavior techniques as applicable to clients. - Must be able to use and follow Universal Precautions. - Knowledge of basic hygiene, home upkeep and housekeeping, and basic cooking skills required. - Ability to identify and respond effectively to emergency situations is required. - Ability to read and correctly apply written instructions. - Ability to safely operate and use adaptive equipment for clients and other equipment as deemed necessary to satisfactory complete job, performs general household cleaning, and operates general cooking equipment required. - Prior experience in caring for and conducting training programs with individuals with developmentally disabilities preferred. - Basic general office equipment skills (phone, calculator, copier, computer, etc.) preferred. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: - The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. - Moderate exposure to physical risk. - Moderate physical effort to perform functions. Extensive walking, reaching, standing, stooping, and assisting with transfers. - Occasionally required to lift, move, and/or push objects and wheelchairs up to 50 pounds and up to 100 pounds of force. - Requires full range of body motion, including transferring of clients, (moving them horizontally on even or uneven terrain, or moving from lower to higher positions to physically assist clients in/out of vehicles, tubs, chairs, houses, etc.), responding to challenging and potentially aggressive behavior, and protecting the client from injury to self or others with quick response. - Requires use of universal precautions. May come in contact with bodily fluids, hazardous chemicals, unpleasant environments, odors, or tasks and may be exposed to infectious illnesses. - May be subjected to interruptions and working under stressful conditions frequently. - Requires working irregular hours and days occasionally. - Occasional exposure to outside elements (heat, cold, humidity, etc.) while traveling to and from work locations, maintaining facility safety such as snow shoveling, and while accompanying clients. - May be subjected to hostile and emotionally upset clients and personnel.

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