Direct Support Professional - FT

The Arc Eastern Connecticut; Ledyard (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

11 recognised holidays off

Job summary

The Arc Eastern Connecticut is seeking a Direct Support Professional for a full-time, on-site role in Ledyard, CT. You will support individuals with IDD in daily living, recreation, health needs, and community integration.

Responsibilities include implementing individualized support plans, administering medications, documenting progress, and ensuring safety. Starting wage is $20.20 per hour, with benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with people who have disabilities preferred.
• Ability to mentor and assist people in all areas of life skills including recreation, independence, communication, and health.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Applicants must possess basic computer aptitude and be able to speak/write in English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training, support, and assistance to participants in personal care, recreation and leisure, daily living skills, social skills, health needs, personal preferences, exercising of individual rights, community integration, and behavior management.
• Participate in design, implementation and monitoring of the participants’ individualized support plan.
• Accurately administer prescribed medications to participants as ordered by physicians.
• Accurately complete required documentation including program data, incident reports, daily log, progress notes, and health records.
• Ensure participants health and safety including prevention of abuse, CPR, First Aid, Heimlich, and evacuation procedures.
• Provide transportation to recreational and community activities.
• Prepare participants meals following menus.
• Mentor and assist people in life skills including recreation, independence, communication, and health.
• Maintain a positive work ethic and work with limited supervision.
• Advocate for and protect participants’ rights per Arc policies.
• Treat individuals with respect and dignity, promoting choice.
• Maintain a mature attitude with participants, families, staff and the public.
• Collaborate with all departments to support participants.
• Attend all staff meetings and trainings; maintain attendance.
• Keep supervisor informed of significant events or needed changes.
• Serve as a positive role model and advocate for participant choices.
• Develop positive relationships with participants, families, and providers.
• Respond promptly to needs of participants, families, and providers.

Skills

Mentor and assist people

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Computer aptitude

Job description

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Direct Support Professional - FT

Full-time Regular Ledayrd, CT

The Arc Eastern Connecticut has been providing services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for more than 60 years. We actively champion for full community inclusion and are a licensed and contracted service provider of the Connecticut Department of Development Services. We provide residential, daytime, employment, and social supports to people with IDD and their families. Come join our team!

Schedule:

Thursday - Friday: 1 :00 pm - 9 :00 pm

Saturday: 2 :00 pm - 10 :00 pm

Sunday: 7 :00 am - 3 :00 pm

Work Location:

Ledyard, CT

Description:

Our Direct Support Professionals are committed to facilitate, model, and build skills that will lead to the optimal independence of the people we support.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver training, support, and assistance to participants in the areas of personal care, recreation and leisure, daily living skills, social skills, health needs, personal preferences, exercising of individual rights, community integration, and behavior management.
• Participate in the design, implementation and monitoring of the participants individualized support plan. Your observations and opinions are crucial to tailoring an achievable plan.
• Accurately administer prescribed medications to participants as ordered by physicians.
• Accurately complete required documentation including but not limited to program data, incident reports, daily log, progress notes, and health records.
• Always ensure participants health and safety including but not limited to prevention of abuse, perform CPR, perform Standard First Aid, perform Heimlich procedure, and evacuate participants in case of a fire.
• Providing transportation to recreational and community activities
• Prepare participants meals following published menus.
• Must have the ability to mentor and assist people in all areas of life skills including recreation, independence, communication, and health.
• Demonstrates a positive work ethic.
• Can work with limited supervision.
• Advocates for and protects participants’ rights in accordance with Arc policies and procedures.
• Treats all individuals in an age-appropriate manner, with respect and dignity, and to encourage opportunities that promote choice.
• Maintains a mature and positive attitude when dealing with program participants, staff, families, the public and outside representatives.
• Works with a spirit of cooperation with all departments.
• Carries out all job responsibilities in a professional manner.
• Attends all agency staff meetings and training sessions.
• Maintains attendance. Adheres to policies on attendance, days of absence, and illness.
• Keeps supervisor informed of any significant events or the need to modify any area of the operation/activity.
• Serves as a positive and appropriate role model for program participants.
• Provides advocacy for participants based on their personal choice and their individual plan.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with participants, their families, and providers.
• Responds to need of participants, families, and providers in a timely and professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with people who have developmental and physical disabilities preferred.
• Must have the ability to mentor and assist people in all areas of life skills including recreation, independence, communication, and health.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• High School Diploma or GEDRequired
• Applicants must possess basic computer aptitude and be able to speak/write in English.
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time offReferral program

If you:

• Appreciate paid training while you get state certified.
• Can use medical, dental and life insurance.
• Would enjoy getting 11 recognized holidays off and paid each year.
• Earn paid vacation and paid sick leave; and
• We pay a starting hourly rate of $20.20 per hour.
• We can start you working and earning towards your employment goal.

Opportunities for advancement are offered.

Helping others is a reward that will stay with you the rest of your life.

The Arc Eastern Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.