Direct Support Professional/Mentor

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Murfreesboro (TN); Sur place; USD 21 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

00 RHA Health Services, LLC seeks a Direct Support Professional to provide compassionate, patient care to individuals with IDD and mental health challenges. You will mentor staff, ensure coverage across three shifts, and support residents in daily activities and community integration.

The role emphasizes dignity, respect, and quality of life, with opportunities to train new employees and contribute to person-centered plans. CPR/First Aid and other certifications are required or pursued as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience with IDD population preferred; at least 1 year.
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance.
• CPR and First Aid certifications; Med Tech and NCI as required.
• Clinical supervision may be required depending on service.

Responsabilités

• Support individuals to identify personal outcomes respecting dignity and life goals.
• Assist with daily living, meals, grooming, safety, and transportation.
• Maintain staff coverage across three shifts as scheduled.
• Provide mentorship and training to Direct Support Employees.
• Document incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation immediately.
• Ensure home cleanliness and vehicle upkeep.
• Promote community integration and social opportunities.
• Assist with medication administration according to policy.

Connaissances

Patient

Compassionate

Nurturing

Calm under pressure

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Outils

CPR certification

First Aid certification

Med Tech

NCI certifications

Driver's license

Description du poste

We are hiring for:

Direct Support Professional/Mentor Type: Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Provides support for people and/or groups of people with disabilities both in residential and day settings by performing and leading by example in carrying out Direct Support job responsibilities. Serves a mentor, trainer, lead and coach to Direct Support Employees. Responsible for carrying out mentorship responsibilities for new Direct Support Employees to ensure thorough training and abilities. Assists with ensuring staff coverage of all three shifts as scheduled by the Residential Team Leader or as necessary due to scheduled staff not being able to work. At certain residences, the employee may be required to reside (sleep over) if he/she works a special schedule and/or work week. Assists the person(s) receiving services in identifying and communicating his or her requests and needs for services and supports. Implements services and supports to address the person's goals and desired outcomes as identified through each person's Person Centered Plan. Relies on knowledge, experience, and judgment to complete tasks with supervision and direction from the Residential Team Leader.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assists people supported to identify personal outcomes that best suit his or her personal interests, cultural background, and desires for the future.
• Assists the Interdisciplinary Team in identifying supports needed for personal outcomes to be realized.
• Understands and promotes the people supported's goals, as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism and quality of life.
• Provides opportunities for choice, and encourages people supported to make choices, and to exercise control over themselves and their environment.
• Reports all incidents of people supported abuse, neglect or exploitation immediately
• Ensures and assists with the cleanliness of group home by completing Environmental Assessments, work orders for maintenance needs, monitoring cleanliness of company vehicles and keeping home and grounds clean.
• Supports people supported in eating, resting, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, playing, and working, according to each person's abilities and interests.
• Helps people supported develop healthy personal and social habits.
• Prepares, assists and instructs people supported in food preparation and cleaning of residences and vocational program areas.
• Supports people supported in identifying and acquiring valued social roles in integrated community settings, including, but not limited to opportunities for membership in local groups, clubs, and organizations.
• Instructs and assists people supported using techniques and strategies designed to improve sensory motor and perceptual motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
• Works with each person receiving services to increase motivation; provides consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to each individual for all learning activities.
• Trains people supported in self-medication administration according to company policy.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties I will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or I am directed to perform a specific task by my supervisor. When I have questions about my responsibilities and/or my job duties, or when I see or hear things that I do not understand, I will consult my supervisor, other members of management.

The ideal candidates for this mid-level position are patient, compassionate, nurturing and have a calming demeanor in times of stress.

Additional requirements for this mid-level role include:

• Must have a High school diploma or (GED).
• Prefer experience working with IDD individuals.
• Least one year of experience working with the population served.
• Must have a valid driver's license (this is a condition of employment) including personal vehicle insurance coverage.
• Must maintain proficiency in company sponsored training and certifications and privileging as required.
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certification , Med Tech and NCI certifications and other core competency training that may be specified and/or required by future company regulations or service definitions of service being provided
• Depending on service being provided must be clinically supervised by a qualified professional according to supervision requirements as specified by licensure or certification requirements of appropriate discipline or service being provided.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from floor level. Practicing CPR