Lead Site Direct Service Respite Provider (DSRP)

Community Care ME; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Care ME seeks a Direct Support Respite Professional (DSRP) to provide planned respite care for children with disabilities and support families in home or community settings. You will oversee site-based respite, develop care plans with families, and ensure logs and certifications are maintained.

The role requires compassionate teamwork, adherence to policies, and regular site-based duties including weekday and weekend coverage. 18+ and background checks are required.

Qualifications

• Understanding of normative child development.
• Ability to respond calmly to crises.
• Understanding of unconditional positive regard.
• Understanding of professional boundaries.
• Understanding of dynamics of working with children and families with behavioral and emotional needs.
• Ability to engage in supervisory processes.
• Sensitivity to cultural, racial, socioeconomic or spiritual backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to children based on the Respite Plan.
• Assists children with positive behavior and well-being.
• Exercises good judgment.
• Provides services as scheduled.
• Supports and guides DSRPs at the site when respite is provided.
• Works on site one weekday and one weekend day weekly, 8am–5pm.
• Develops respite care plans with each parent/caregiver.
• Completes Respite Daily Logs within 24 hours.
• Maintains Level 2 DSRP certification and required trainings.
• Follows agency policies and participates in meetings and trainings.

Skills

Child development

Crisis response

Unconditional positive regard

Professional boundaries

Family dynamics

Supervisory engagement

Cultural sensitivity

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The primary responsibility of DSRP's is to give support and assistance to family member or guardians who are caring for children with disabilities who have qualified for respite services. They give appropriate care to children and support families by providing a planned break in the family's home, their own home, or other community settings as defined by the Respite Plan. In addition, the Lead Site DSRP is responsible for directly overseeing services provided during site based respite.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides support to children based on the Respite Plan.
• Assists children with positive behavior and well-being while in their care.
• Exercises good judgment.
• Provides services as scheduled.
• Supports and provides direction to the DSRP's working at the site when site-based respite services are provided.
• Works at the site one weekday each week and one weekend day each week from 8am until 5pm (or until tasks are concluded).
• Develops respite care plans with each parent/caregiver for each child attending site-based respite.
• Completes Respite Daily Logs in accordance to program procedures and submits within 24
• Maintains Level 2 DSRP certification including staying up do date on the required trainings.
• Adheres to the agency's clinical, administrative, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Attends all scheduled supervisions, meetings, and trainings as assigned by supervisor and/or director.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by

Required Skills/Abilities

• An understanding of normative child
• Ability to respond calmly and competently to crisis
• Understanding of unconditional positive
• Understanding of professional boundaries and ability to set appropriate
• Understanding of the dynamics of working with children and families who have behavioral and emotional
• Ability to actively and reflectively engage in the supervisory
• Understandingofatreatmentphilosophythatisreceptiveandsensitivetochoicesandbehaviors based on racial, cultural, socioeconomic or ethnic background, religious or spiritual affiliation or sexual
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Minimum of 6 months of previously documented experience working with children and families.

General

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must be able to pass background checks including DMV, CPS, APS, and Criminal checks.