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ID #52987326
State Wisconsin
City Madison
Job type Full-time
Source Dungarvin
Showed 2024-12-02
Date 2024-12-02
Deadline 2025-01-31
Category Et cetera
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Lead Direct Support Professional

Wisconsin, Madison
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What You Get To Do:Working directly as a Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP) / Caregiver, you will be able to assist in a residential group home by assisting people with disabilities achieve a variety of outcomes, assist with personal cares and provide normalization/community integration. The Lead DSP (caregiver/mentor) is responsible for providing:Support and mentorship with daily activities to those we support in a manner that ensures their health and safety. Some examples include helping with meals, cleaning, and facilitating fun activities.Hands-on mentoring to those we serve to help them become more independent.Positive direction to the individuals to encourage them to achieve their personal goals.Provide medication administration and ensure person's medical well being.Act as a role model for staff in the use of the Dungarvin policy manual and policy implementation.To attend team meetings, providing input and follow-up as needed.To monitor all documentation systems in the service site to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness.To assist the Program Director in locating substitute staff for open shifts.If interested in a Behavioral DSP role – to be successful in this role we are looking for candidates with prior experience with intense high behaviors, both verbal and physical! You will provide supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people who are faced with metal health, behavioral, and/or significant medical challenges! We are looking to hire staff who are patient, have good decision making and crisis management skills, and who will not be intimated by these behaviors.  Prior IDD, mental health, psychiatric, and/or security experience is strongly preferred.

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