Direct Support Professionals

NOTHING is more important than home. Its where we feel safest,
happiest, and loved. Cape Abilities provides safe, happy and loving
homes to individuals across Cape Cod and WE NEED YOU to help us make
sure those homes thrive. JOIN US TODAY and become one of our Residential
Direct Support Professional staff. You?ll provide instruction, and
support, and serve as a positive role model to individuals with
developmental and intellectual disabilities. You?ll also encourage the
development of life, social and recreational skills, community, and
health care access. In other word?s you?ll make a real difference in
providing a safe, happy and loving home for those who need it most.
GENERAL SUMMARY The Residential Direct Support Professional provides
instruction, support, and serves as a positive role model to individuals
with developmental and intellectual disabilities, autism, acquired brain
injury or other unique challenges. DSPs are expected to encourage
development of life, social and recreational skills, community and
health care access. Provides direct, active, and constructive
interactions with individuals in collaboration with colleagues,
supervisors, clinical staff, community members, and families. ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS Implements Individual Service Plan (ISP) objectives and
behavior plans as required by Clinical team. Provides personal care
assistance to supported individual(s). Provides assistance to
individuals in preparing meals that are nutritious and in compliance
with physician?s dietary orders. Provides one-on-one supervision to
individual as assigned by the treatment goals, behavior plans and other
relevant plans in a non-intrusive manner to ensure individual?s safety.
With appropriate certification, administers medications and other
specialized treatments in compliance with state and Agency guidelines.
Remains awake and alert during overnight shifts unless authorized by
management to sleep. Assists individuals with maintaining a clean and
sanitary household. Assists individuals in attending medical
appointments, as assigned by management. May cover off-site work shifts
for hospital stays. Ensures health care practitioners complete required
documentation. Provides assistance and support to individuals with
scheduling and attending social and leisure activities. Assists
individuals with attending religious faith workshops or services.
Completes written reports including shift reports, program objective
documentation, incident reports and other reports as directed by
management. Maintains regular, open lines of communication and a
positive rapport with co-workers, families, supervisors and Department
of Developmental Services (DDS) or Massachusetts Rehabilitation
Commission (MRC) representatives. Attends required meetings and
trainings. Adheres to program routines and schedules to ensure the
individual needs are met. Provides transportation to individuals to
appointments and social activities utilizing the Agency assigned
vehicle, when available. See complete job description when applying.
PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES High school diploma or
equivalent required. 1 year of direct care, CNA, or human services
experience preferred. Ability and willingness to provide hands-on
personal care. Must be able to effectively communicate in both verbal
and written form with coworkers and supported individuals and read
fluently. Valid driver?s license in the state of Massachusetts required.
Successful completion of all state and Agency mandated trainings
required upon hire. Successful completion of Medication Administration
Training certification required upon hire.