Day Support Professional

Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities of Position:

• Implement individual program participant’s Day Services Plan, consistent with their specific goals and valued outcomes. Participate in the planning and implementation of activities, both at the program center and in the community, that address these goals and outcomes.

• Train/teach program participants according to their individual goals and valued outcomes. Facilitate skills development, socialization and active participation in conjunction with group room and community activities. Ensure that support is provided with consideration for each person’s individualized needs and routines.

• Facilitate inclusion of program participants in their community, according to their individual needs, interests, and desires. Support program participants in forming and maintaining friendships with neighbors, co-workers and peers. Encourage interaction between individual program participants and community members. Remain focused on facilitating the development of personal relationships for individual program participants.

• Transport program participants in agency vehicles, as required, for community inclusion, recreational purposes and to and from their home.

• Participate in planning group recreational trips and outings.

• Participate as requested in the Interdisciplinary Team meetings for program participants for whom direct support and services are provided.

• Assist in timely collection of consumer-related information, including behavioral data, goal-related data, community inclusion logs, communication books, etc., ensuring their accuracy and completeness.

• Follow all agency, state and federal regulations to maintain program compliance. Complete all written reports and documentation on a timely basis.

• Ensure that program participants are clean and safe at all times. Ensure that no program participant is inappropriately left alone or unsupervised.

• Participate in bussing, lunchtime meals, and toileting of program participants, as assigned.

• Accompany program participants to clinic and/or emergency room visits as assigned.

• Provide crisis intervention and counseling as required.

• Maintain confidentiality of program participants at all times.

• Report all incidents, including allegations of abuse and neglect and serious reportable incidents, to program management immediately upon discovery.

• Ensure that group room equipment and supplies are appropriately and safely stored.

• Assist in ensuring overall program orderliness and cleanliness, particularly in assigned group room. Report any hazards or unsafe conditions immediately to the supervisor.

• Participate in in-service training and on-site workshops as required for professional growth and development. Attending external training and workshops in the direction of direct supervisor or program management. Maintain certification in CPR/First Aid and SCIP, as required.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned, consistent with the scope, responsibilities, and level of the position, and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.