Direct Support Professional (DSP)

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Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Key areas of responsibility:

• Maintain a healthy and safe environment for assigned participants in the residential and community settings.
• Serves as a healthy role model.
• Provides prompting and support to the participants.
• Demonstrates problem-solving abilities and promotes social growth skills to participants.
• Assists in directing daily hygiene care.
• Facilitates the administration and use of medication.
• Reads daily logs to track progress and activities in the residential setting.
• Records accidents and incidents in a timely manner as outlined in the policies and procedures.
• Conducts and documents fire/safety drills and facility-safety checks.
• Assists in housekeeping duties, such as cleaning bathrooms, laundry, mopping, vacuuming floors, and maintaining a clean kitchen.
• Maintains certifications, such as First Aid and CPR, Safety Training, Medication Administration, CORE Competencies, NCI (NC Interventions).  Synergy In Action also provides Professional Development Training  i.e. Therapeutic Relationship Workshop.