Direct Support Professional (DSP) - #3086

Friendship Community Care; Siloam Springs (AR); On-site; USD 14,149 - 20,152; Part time

Job summary

Friendship Community Care is seeking a Direct Support Professional in Siloam Springs, AR. This part-time role focuses on assisting individuals with daily living skills in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities include providing transportation, documentation, and ensuring clients' well-being. Applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver's license. Join our dedicated team to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or at least two years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists clients in basic living skills and daily personal tasks.
• Provides transportation to and from activities and appointments.
• Completes all required documentation accurately.
• Reports incidents and emergencies to supervisors immediately.
• Helps in formulating and following the client's Plan of Care.

Skills

Client assistance in daily living tasks

Communication

Documentation and report writing

Recreational activity organization

Education

High school diploma or GED

2 years experience with developmentally disabled individuals

Tools

Driver's License

Job description

Job Details

Location: Siloam Springs, AR 72761

Position Type: Part Time

Job Shift: Day

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Pay: $12.45

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Summary

The Direct Support Professional works on an interdisciplinary team that delivers superior quality of service and provides appropriate activities in a safe and healthy environment within the home and community setting.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists clients in basic living skills and daily personal tasks, including showers, dressing, housekeeping, grocery shopping, preparing and planning meals, and financial budgeting.
• Provides transportation to and from activities and appointments as needed; a valid Arkansas Driver's License is required.
• Maintains good communication via appropriate means (facility logbook, staff meetings, etc.) regarding clients' needs and progress toward their plan of care by the end of shift.
• Accurately completes all documentation required by FCC, including behavioral reports, incident reports, compliance forms, personal care work sheets, requisitions, maintenance forms, progress reports, monthly attendance logs, and other necessary documentation.
• Follows and completes necessary documentation and maintenance of records for FTA vehicles, maintaining all mileage/billing forms in compliance with Medicaid guidelines.
• Reports incidents and/or emergencies to supervisors or delegated authorities immediately; this is a safety‑sensitive position.
• Assists in the formulation, management, revision, and follow‑through of the client’s Plan of Care to ensure treatment is carried out with priority on health, safety, and security.
• Follows proper medication management guidelines and assists in the monitoring and documentation of these procedures.
• Organizes and carries out recreational activities for the clients.
• Exhibits good role modeling for clients through appropriate physical appearance, adherence to FCC’s dress code, and appropriate actions.
• Always treats clients and their families with dignity and respect; the Direct Support Professional represents FCC and its mission in all interactions.
• Assists in maintaining FCC facilities and grounds, keeping them clean, orderly, and functional.
• Assists in maintaining FCC vehicles, ensuring cleanliness and regular preventive maintenance.
• Attends necessary training and continues education.
• Provides proof of liability insurance and maintains it current.
• Might be required to undergo periodic driving tests, demonstrate proficiency in operating a motor vehicle (including passenger vans), and may be required to drive a personal vehicle at times, maintaining adequate liability coverage.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Adheres to the Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as discussed in new employee training.
• Maintains and completes consumers’ progress notes daily or as needed on prescribed forms.
• Keeps consumers’ records maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly; all information filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or at least two years of experience working with developmentally disabled individuals.
• Valid driver’s license.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group settings to customers, clients, and other employees.

Mathematical / Computer Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and to talk or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; to sit, climb or balance; to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and to taste or smell. Occasionally required to lift or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.