Ft/Pt direct support professional adult disability home/Community svc

Benefits

401(k) Competitive salary Flexible schedule Health insurance You are applying for a role as a Certified Direct Support Professional for In-Home & Community Support for Adults with Disabilities. The role of a Direct Support Professional is complex and requires a specific set of skills and values. The following represents what to expect in one’s practice as a Direct Support Professional.

• Direct Support Professionals assist people who need support to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities.
• Direct support professionals recognize the unique gifts, preferences and needs of each person supported.
• Direct Support Professionals recognize the personhood of people they support.
• They partner with them in making informed decisions and everyday choices about their finances, well-being, relationships, and employment.
• Direct Support Professionals will use knowledge, skills (competencies), and values (NADSP Code of Ethics) to guide their work and provide quality services.
• Direct Support Professionals continue to learn and develop their professional abilities through ongoing in-service and self-directed education and training.
• Direct support professionals understand that quality services occur at the point of interaction with the people that they support.
• Direct support professionals realize that their role includes being a mentor and a facilitator.
• Direct support professionals inform the people they support regarding their responsibilities and advocate with them for their valued role in society.
• Direct support professionals empower people they support to have meaningful relationships with friends, their families, and promote integration and inclusion in all our nation’s communities.
• Direct support professionals respect the privacy of the people they support and commit to promote their physical and emotional well-being.
• The following list of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Competencies will be used to evaluate, develop and educate direct support professionals; o Participant Empowerment o Communication o Assessment

o Community and Service Networking o Facilitation of Services

o Community Living Skills and Supports

o Education, Training and Self-Development o Advocacy

o Vocational, Educational and Career Support o Crisis Prevention and Intervention