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St. John's Community Services Direct Support Professional- Paris, TN in Martin, Tennessee

Mission: Advancing inclusive communities where every person, regardless of circumstances, have the right and opportunity to live their best life

Core Values: We believe each person should:

  • Be included, respected, and valued.
  • Have ongoing information, experiences, and expectations from which to make choices.
  • Have a variety of relationships.
  • Live and participate in the communities of their choice.
  • Have a career, dreams for the future, and make meaningful contributions.

Provides support to individuals with disabilities in developing and/or maintaining skills that will enhance the quality of their lives in the community; assists with personal care, household tasks and daily routines; performs other job related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

  1. Observe and respond to individuals physical, social, behavioral and personal needs;
  2. Provide adequate supervision to individuals to facilitate their health and safety;
  3. Will:
  • Be fully trained on individuals Individual Support Plan (ISP) and any special plans or therapy.
  • Be fully trained on the individuals Behavior Support Plan (BSP) and report to supervisor as required for incidents.
  • Implement and document on a daily basis the training outcomes and action steps in the ISP as required during the time period the support was delivered.
  • Administer medication to individuals; ensure that administration is timely, in the right dosage and documented on the Medication Administration Record (MAR) as required.
  • Transport individuals to and from appointments, employment and/or community sites;
  • Ensure individuals are appropriately groomed for all activities, employment and appointments,
  • Assist with the planning and implementation of daily activities;
  • Prepare meals or assist with the preparation of meals in accordance with Individual Support Plan and any diet orders, adaptive equipment or mealtime plans;
  • Assist with the daily household chores, to include but not limited to laundry, meal preparation and cleaning;
  1. Attend and participate in all relevant agency events, workshops, training and meetings; and
  2. Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Secondary Functions:

  1. Assist with medical appointments;
  2. Performs other job related duties as assigned.
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