West Family Services LLC • Middleburg Heights, OH • Posted 5 days ago via ZipRecruiter
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The Direct Support Professional at West Family Services LLC provides support for an individual with special needs, focusing on coaching them on independent living skills, making wise choices to enhance their quality of life, and reminding them of important tasks. This role involves a variety of responsibilities including overseeing basic hygiene tasks, preparing meals, ensuring medication compliance, and organizing activities. The ideal candidate will possess patience, empathy, strong interpersonal skills, and a detailed knowledge of best care practices.
Direct Support Professional
This Direct Support Team member skill level will possess the ability to redirect, and demonstrates patience, empathy, strong interpersonal skills, and a detailed knowledge of best care practices.
Position Description
This position provides support for an individual with special needs; coaching individual on independent living, coaching to make wise choices to enhance quality of life and remind him of things to keep him moving in a positive direction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Direct Care Worker
Coaches the individual around their home
Coaching in completing basic hygiene tasks
Oversees any required exercises and activities
Ensures that individuals take their prescribed medications
Prepares meals that adhere to special dietary considerations.
Coaches with light cleaning and housework.
Coaches individual how to adopt basic independent living skills.
Helps individual learn to make a budget and complete basic household tasks.
Providing support and assistance during daily activities.
Meets with Life Coach to discuss needs of individuals.
Provides transportation to bowling, the grocery store, and other necessary locations.
Serves as a companion for the individual who live alone.
Organizes activities for individual.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent.
Work Environment
Team members may spend the majority of his or her working hours at the individual’s residence. Inspire outdoor activities.
Instills comfort by providing a positive home-like environment. This individual is a positive person who can maintain his own personal hygiene and loves bowling and board games.
Full and Part time available
** NEW HOUSE - ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE
West Family Services LLC
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