DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

• Monitors individual’s comfort and safety, while ensuring that the medical, nutritional and personal care needs are being met.
• Supports individual to identify and achieve personal outcomes important and relevant to them.
• Communicates individual’s progress to team members, supervisors, parents and/or guardians as appropriate on a regular basis
• Maintains effective verbal and written communications with staff, individuals’ families, and other outside service providers
• Interacts with individuals in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner
• Practices effective techniques for reinforcing appropriate individual behavior
• Maintains medical, social and programmatic files by writing progress notes and documenting other required information
• Provides transportation
• Assists individual to integrate into the community by accompanying them to social and spiritual activities of their choice
• Assists (alongside individual) in menu plans and food purchase. Prepares and serves well-balanced wholesome meals and snacks
• Assists individual with general housekeeping and laundry duties
• Assists individual with ADLs when necessary
• Attends in-service trainings as advised by the QDDP or Program Director
• Promotes a positive self-image of each individual
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the QDDP.