DSP - Community Day Services in Sycamore, Illinois at Opportunity House Inc

Direct Support Professional (DSP) - Community Day Services - Day Shift, Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm

$1000 sign-on bonus for full-time

Join the Opportunity House team and make a difference in the lives of others! Caring and compassionate individuals are needed to work with clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a classroom setting.

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) at Opportunity House are invaluable to our mission to help people with developmental disabilities work, live in homes of their choice, and enjoy community life.

DSP duties include but are not limited to:

· Advocate and protect clients’ health, safety, financial and personal well-being.

· Teach and support clients in learning daily living (meal preparation, housekeeping, money management etc.), personal care (including toileting and showering as needed), adaptive living (conflict resolution and emotional regulation) and employment skills.

· Provide support and assistance in a classroom environment while fostering the acquisition of skills, appropriate behavior, greater independence and personal choice. promoting independence and

· Maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment and teach home and community safety, including evacuation procedures.

· Encourage participation and provide individualized engagement and for each client developed from their unique interests.

· Plan and implement community recreation and leisure activities.

· Attend Interdisciplinary Team meetings and other meetings as assigned.

· Complete timely and accurate documentation and records.

· Maintain a cooperative relationship with clients, parents/guardians, other agencies, co-workers, and other departments to foster productive teamwork and accomplish goals.

· Comply with and enforce licensing and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards and OH policy and procedures.

· Provide client transportation as assigned, which may include driving company cars, vans, or buses in accordance with OH’s safety procedures; teach clients how to navigate public transportation.

· Maintain First Aid, CPR Certification and other required certification and training.

Opportunity House will provide you with all the necessary training to succeed as a Direct Support Professional! DSP training is provided online, is flexible and paid! Once you successfully complete DSP training, you will be added to the Illinois Healthcare Workers Registry as a DSP as well!

Essential Functions

• Advocate and protect clients’ health, safety, financial and personal well-being.

• Teach and support clients in learning daily living (meal preparation, housekeeping, money

management etc.), personal care (including toileting and showering as needed), adaptive living

(conflict resolution and emotional regulation) and employment skills.

• Provide support and assistance in a classroom environment while fostering the acquisition of

skills, appropriate behavior, greater independence and personal choice. promoting independence and

• Maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment and teach home and community safety, including

evacuation procedures.

• Maintain clean facilities and vehicles, complete assigned cleaning tasks, report safety

concerns

• Encourage participation and provide individualized engagement and for each client developed from

their unique interests.

• Plan and implement community recreation and leisure activities.

• Attend Interdisciplinary Team meetings and other meetings as assigned.

• Complete timely and accurate documentation and records.

• Maintain a cooperative relationship with clients, parents/guardians, other agencies, co-workers,

and other departments to foster productive teamwork and accomplish goals.

• Comply with and enforce licensing and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards and OH

policy and procedures.

• Provide client transportation as assigned, which may include driving company cars, vans, or

buses in accordance with OH’s safety procedures; teach clients how to navigate public

transportation.

• Assist with medical appointments as needed.

• Maintain First Aid, CPR Certification and other required certification and training.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Exercise good judgement and patience in working with clients.

• Ability to keep client and OH business information confidential.

• Ability to plan, organize and have good time management.

• Be a positive role model and build rapport

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works mostly in a classroom environment that

is quiet to moderately loud, depending on the work area. Some local, county, or state travel may be

required, including overnight stays. Employee is required to sit, use hands, stand, stoop, walk,

talk, and listen while performing duties. General office equipment including personal computers,

scanners, copiers, faxes, desk- and smartphones, and software programs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit;

use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb

stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must

occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Requires normal range of hearing/vision. Must be able to

physically assist mobility impaired individuals.

Required Education and Experience

• Be registered as a Direct Support Professional within three months of employment.

• High school diploma or GED.

• Valid driver's license, auto insurance.

*Exceptions regarding requirements are made at the discretion of the HR Director and Executive

Director based on position, business need, scheduled shift(s) and circumstances.

AAP/EEO Statement

OH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment

without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In

addition to federal law requirements, OH complies with applicable state and local laws governing

nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy

applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,

promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

OH expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion,

gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic

information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of OH’s

employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

ADA Statement

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative

of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this

job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of

activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,

responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without

notice.

Requirements:

· Must be 21 year or older.

· High school diploma or GED.

· Valid Illinois driver’s license (licensed for a minimum of 3 years) and auto insurance.

· Must be able to pass required background checks.