Direct Support Professional - Nashville
Company: Volunteers of America Mid-States
Location: Nashville
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is a non-profit
organization spanning four states that creates positive change in
the lives of individuals and communities through a ministry of
service. We provide housing for families, veterans, and low-income
seniors. - We provide care and support for individuals with
developmental disabilities, healing accountability that brings
people together with restorative justice, and free HIV testing and
education. - When Volunteers of America was founded in 1896,
"volunteer" referred to anyone who served others as a vocation
through a commitment to a mission. Today, we are still staffed by
paid, mission-driven professionals working to create positive
change and build thriving communities. - Flexibility, teamwork, and
fun are some of the reasons our employees are proud to work at VOA!
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package to employees who meet
eligibility requirements. -
PROGRAM: - - - -Murfreesboro Developmental Disabilities Services -
- - - - - -STATUS: Non-Exempt - -PAY RATE: $14/hr
POSITION: - - - - -Direct Support Professional
REPORTS TO: - - -Home Manager
OVERVIEW:
Responsible for providing direct care, training and assistance in
the various aspects of activities of daily living, self-care,
leisure/recreation, developmental training, prevocational and/or
vocational and is responsible for upholding consumer's rights.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. - - - -Must be 18 years of age or older
2. - - - -High School diploma or general equivalency diploma
preferred or commensurate skills.
3. - - -Demonstrate the ability to adequately read, write and
understand the English language.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. - - -Monitor the comfort and safety of consumers' served, while
ensuring that the medical, nutritional, and personal care needs are
being met.
2. - - -Interact with consumers in an emotionally supportive and
therapeutic manner, and practice effective techniques for
reinforcing consumers' behaviors.
3. - - -Provide transportation and assist consumers with
integration into the community by accompanying them to social and
other activities of choice.
4. - - -Perform general housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping,
and laundry duties.
5. - - -Complete assigned cleaning tasks and general maintenance on
a routine basis in order to maintain a neat and clean
environment.
6. - - -Participate in all required on-going training programs and
attend all mandatory staff meetings.
7. - - -Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor.
8. - - -Assist consumers' in having opportunities towards reaching
that which they vision as detailed in each consumers ISP. - - -
9. - - -Complete all daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly documents
to ensure compliance with program goals. - - - - - - - -
10. - - -Attend and participate in team meetings as assigned and
regularly communicate each consumers' progress to team members and
supervisors as appropriate.
11. - - -Maintain medical, social and programmatic files as
indicated and directed by company policy and procedures, operations
manual, and supervisors.
12. - - -Assist consumers served in handling of money and finances.
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13. - - -Provide and assist in planning age-appropriate social and
leisure time activities.
14. - - -Assist consumers in maintaining relationship with family,
friends, and guardians including providing transportation to and
from same day or overnight visits, which may on occasion require
travel out-of-town.
15. - Performance quality improvement (PQI) duties as assigned by
supervision & PQI committee.
BENEFITS:
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status,
genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Keywords: Volunteers of America Mid-States, Nashville , Direct Support Professional - Nashville, Other , Nashville, Tennessee
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