Loveland Center · 1 week ago
Residential Live-In Direct Support Professional
Fort Myers, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$18/hr - $18/hr
1+ years expLoveland Center is seeking a Direct Support Professional for their residential live-in position. The role involves overseeing daily activities of residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, promoting their growth in various life skills, and ensuring their health and safety needs are met.
CharityCommunitiesNon Profit
Responsibilities
Manage medication administration following regulatory guidelines
Manage health/mental/dental care responsibilities for residents as necessary
Provide training in life skills
Support residents volunteering, employment, and activities
Assist residents with their assigned tasks for maintaining home, grounds, and vehicle
Provide direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Train, supervise as needed, assist residents with good personal hygiene, proper personal presentation, and encourage healthy and safe quarters maintenance, organization, laundry procedures, and housekeeping
Ensure residents follow daily hygiene and grooming routines and aid and train as needed. Redirect and assist residents if not properly clean or dressed
Foster positive relationship between support staff and residents
Follow guidelines and procedures concerning supervised medication management (training required)
Food Service responsibilities, including food preparation and educating on healthy and nutritional choices
Assure proper training for residents, which may include how to get along with others, selected life skill goals, fire drills, and health ans safety training. House meetings can be used as a training session
Conduct and document training of residents in Daily Service Log
Transport residents to various appointments, volunteer opportunities, and other services as required
Ensure Daily Service Log, for each resident, is updated within 24 hours of providing services. As needed, supervise residents during special activities, group gatherings, and off-campus outings
Listen to residents who may need to express an opinion or concern and make referral to management when appropriate
Effectively communicate with all staff regarding resident needs
Ensure changeover notes are written and communicated during the changeover meeting
Maintain confidentiality and follow all HIPAA guidelines
Complete and pass all required courses, certifications, and recertifications as applicable by company policy and/or regulatory policy. Retraining will be required for some courses and certifications on specific time-intervals
Other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Must be in good physical, mental, and emotional health and able to assist residents as needed
Able to bend, reach, lift, drive, use cleaning supplies, and assist with yard maintenance
Meet all the employment qualifications and pass all background screenings. This includes a local and Level II background check, drug screen, and TB screen
Strong personal integrity, character, and reputation paired with a willingness to model these behaviors and lifestyles to residents
A willingness to support residents who wish to be spiritually-involved and assist them with practicing spiritual activities and encourage them to grow in their faith
High School diploma equivalent or higher degree
Must be at least 21 years of age
Must hold and maintain a current valid driver license and maintain a good driving record
Minimum of one year of experience working in medical, nursing, or experience working with recipients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or have 30 seminar hours, 45 quarter-hours, or 720 classroom hours of college or vocational school
Professional communication skills relating to staff, residents, vendors, and families
Ability to document daily activities
Ability to manage time, set priorities, and to organize and follow structured routines
Must demonstrate exceptional problem solving and customer service skills
Ability to work in partnership with others in a team-approach
Company
Loveland Center
Loveland Center provides life skills development programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.01MKey Investors
Bishop Parker Foundation
2025-01-09Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Becca Rothman Eldredge
Chief Program Officer
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