Direct Support Professional - Developmental Disabilities

Westview Cottages; Guthrie (OK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Westview Cottages in Guthrie, OK is seeking a Care Aide to provide training and guidance to residents by supporting life skills, personal care, daily living activities, and community integration. You will partner with the support care team to implement individualized care plans, monitor progress, and document outcomes in the Resident Goal book while modeling positive behaviors.

A positive team environment, reliable communication, and a willingness to collaborate with families and professionals

Qualifications

• Must possess at least a 10th grade education.
• Must be a licensed Care Aide in accordance with state laws.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing support to residents of an ICF/IID home.
• Responsible for implementing active treatment programing that occurs in the home, monitor and document on programming, to ensure continuous and consistent training occurs both formal through programming and incidental learning through life experience for residents of the home.
• Actively be a part of the support care team in development, and implementation of treatment for the resident.
• Read and follow the residents Individual Habilitation Plan and Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Implement the steps of the active treatment Program, and document the treatment in the Residents Goal book.
• Implement behavior intervention programs as written in each resident’s plan.
• Train and model for resident’s appropriate behavior intervention techniques.

Education

10th grade education

Job description

Westview Cottages in Guthrie, OK is seeking a Care Aide to provide training and guidance to residents by supporting life skills, personal care, daily living activities, and community integration. You will partner with the support care team to implement individualized care plans, monitor progress, and document outcomes in the Resident Goal book while modeling positive behaviors.

A positive team environment, reliable communication, and a willingness to collaborate with families and professionals