Community Day Program Staff Manager
Summary: A Community Day Program Staff member (or Direct Support Professional) provides direct care, supervision, and activity facilitation for individuals with disabilities or older adults. Responsibilities include implementing service plans, supporting personal hygiene and daily living skills, organizing social/recreational activities, and ensuring safety in community settings.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support people to achieve personal outcomes that characterize a high quality of life.
- Listen carefully and communicate respectfully and clearly with the people you support.
- Support people to choose, understand and learn new skills.
- Understand, follow through, and document support plans, goals, activities, progress, etc.
- Support people with daily living skills and personal support needs.
- Facilitate activities that provide people with social capital and connections to the community.
- Demonstrate fairness.
- Assist people in planning and structuring activities.
- Bring your own skills, strengths and interests to supporting peoples’ activities.
- Support people to exercise their rights and responsibilities in all areas of their lives.
- Engage in respectful communication.
- Use person-first or preferred language when appropriate.
- Maintain confidentiality and support privacy at all times.
- Talk with people and include them in discussions about their lives.
- Support people to have optimal health and well being.
- Understand and follow supports for optimal health.
- Administer medications accurately and reliably.
- Environment: Both in-facility and in the community.
- Hours: Typically Monday-Friday, day hours (e.g., 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.).
- Physical Demands: Frequent walking, standing, bending, and potentially lifting participants.
Key Responsibilities
Activity Facilitation: Planning and leading daily educational, social, and recreational activities.
Direct Support: Assisting participants with personal care, hygiene, and nutrition needs.
Skill Development: Implementing individual service plans to improve daily living and social skills.
Safety & Community Access: Ensuring a safe environment and assisting with community outings.
Documentation: Maintaining accurate records, including attendance, progress reports, and incident reports. *****And other duties as assigned*******
Required Qualifications & Skills
Experience: Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities or in a care setting is commonly required.:
- Valid driver’s license
- High School diploma or GED
- Experience working with individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities; prefer 3-5 years.
- Ability to pass criminal/registry background checks
- Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening
- Clear tuberculosis screening
- A valid driver’s license & insured vehicle
- Ability to pass and maintain required trainings such as CPR/First Aid, Medication Administration and Positive Behavior Supports, Medication Administration, Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation, Blood Borne Pathogens, Person-Centered Planning, HIPAA/Privacy & Confidentiality, and any other assigned trainings
Behavioral Support Training
Working Conditions: DSPs work in a changing environment that adjusts to the needs of the individuals in program services. The environment may be fast-paced with interruptions, distractions and deadlines. DSPs need to be flexible and be able to adjust to changing needs or activities. Depending on the needs of the individuals, the work can be physically demanding including transferring or supporting people with mobility needs, lifting or moving items up to 50 lbs., walking or standing for extended periods of time or providing support through CPR/First Aid, behavioral support, and other interventions. DSPs must have an insured vehicle in good working order to utilize for incidental transportation required for staff and program participants to and from community activities.
Required Trainings: New Employee Orientation, Intro to Developmental Disabilities, CPR/First Aid, Positive Behavior Supports, Medication Administration, Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation, Blood Borne Pathogens, Person-Centered Planning, HIPAA/Privacy & Confidentiality, and any other assigned trainings.