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Delta Community Supports Direct Support Professional in Raritan, New Jersey

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •Engage individuals according to our mission.•Utilize programmatic resources.•Promotes and demonstrates ethical and professional conduct at all times •Participates and promotes continuous quality improvement projects and ongoing performance measures.•Ensure the implementation of high quality individual support plans.•Promote and follow Delta’s Risk Management Program for the health and safety of individuals and employees.•Engage individuals in meaningful activities at home and community•Maintain the daily operations of the home such as nutritious meal preparation based on protocol diets, cleaning activities in compliance with health, safety and cleanliness standards.•Assist in basic living activities of each individual including appearance, nutrition, recreation and socialization.•Pursue community integration for each individual•Act as a role model to the individuals in areas such as appearance, emotional stability and social behavior.•Encourage and work with individuals to progress towards their outcomes and record data•Contribute as a member of the interdisciplinary process in:oAssessing the desires, strengths and needs of individuals in residential servicesoDeveloping objectives and outcomesoEvaluating progress toward independence in outcomesoEnsuring proper medication administration•Complete and submit in a timely manner, required records and forms such as:oPhysical Examination FormsoMedical SummaryoDental Visit SummaryoIncident/Unusual Incident ReportoIndividual financial ledgersoBi-Weekly petty cash forms and gas ledgers•Ensure the proper and timely completion and maintenance of records including:oCommunication LogsoDaily Progress NotesoData Collection FormsoMedication LogsoOutcome Data•Communicate continuously with your Supervisor•Secure the home and its’ contents by following prescribed standards.•Maintain the proper staff ratio as per the ISPs of all individuals.•Regular attendance is essential•Comply with the following safety policies and procedures:oMaintain a safe and clean home environment at all timesoReport unsafe conditions immediately oParticipate in activities to protect the safety of employees and individuals of DeltaoAdhere to the use of universal safety precautions and health precautions and health regulations with all individualsoParticipate in training and education on health and safety issues and techniques yearly in a timely manneroComplete fire drills•Administer meds as per procedure and report errors •Follow on-call policies and procedures•Must be an approved driver and must maintain that status.•Attend meetings and visit the homes, schools, workplaces and recreational sites of support recipients.•Perform other duties as directed to support service to the individuals, the division and Delta.•Perform such other duties that may be assigned for providing excellent customer service and for the most effective operation of the company.•Attend monthly staff meetings and all required training programs as assigned by the supervisor.•Transport individuals in personal and company vehicles as required.•Cooperate with Department of Human Services staff in any investigation or inspection. •Cooperate with internal investigations and inspections. •Complete all paperwork accurately including, but not limited to, Critical Logs, IHP data, etc.•Comply with Delta’s policies and DDD licensing standards.

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