Employment

Job Posting: Lead Direct Support Professional 
Reports To: Residential Supervisor
Status: Full-Time
Shift: All Shifts
Location: DPV Main Campus
 

 Primary Purpose:

Assist individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in their daily living, program needs, emotional and behavior needs, with a focus on providing quality care to each individual; while assisting them to reach their greatest level of independence in conjunction with the entire Interdisciplinary Team.
 
Job Responsibilities:  

• Provides direction and support to other employees. 
• Assist, coach and monitors each individual with their daily living needs such as: bathing, personal hygiene care, dressing etc. 
• Reinforces positive behaviors and promotes social interaction with the individuals served by modeling appropriate behavior and developing a therapeutic rapport with those entrusted to their care. ?
• Accompany individuals while in their communities; providing transportation, ensuring safety and assisting in purchases as necessary. 
• Assists in implementation of therapeutic activities, such as: physical exercises, mass/church functions, arts & crafts and recreational activities.  
• Completes daily documentation such as; accountability sheets, behavior tracking, goal tracking, toileting schedules and incident reporting as needed.
   
   
  
  EOE - M/F/D/V
  
  Any qualified employee interested in applying may submit their Transfer Request Form to Kevin Carroll at KCarroll@chs-adphila.org.