Direct Support Professional (DSPII) - Lead - (Mora, or Princeton)

<strong>Career helping as an informal group home leader in a group home setting!&nbsp;<br /></strong>Assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities build hope, resilience, and well-being in their homes!<br />Assisting group home Program Manager with staff training,&nbsp;scheduling, menu planning, shopping, med appts, etc.

Princeton, MN 55371, USA

Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin

<p><strong>We provide essential community-based health and human services that impact the lives of 25,000 people across the lifespan every year in 110 neighborhoods in both states. For 125 years, our work has focused on closing gaps between people and possibility, addressing a spectrum of intersecting needs&mdash;from housing to health to education to employment.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.voamnwi.org/covid19-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Response to COVID-19</a>&nbsp;<br /><a href="https://www.voamnwi.org/our-commitment-to-racial-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Commitment to Racial Justice</a> <br /></strong></p> https://www.voamnwi.org/

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Full-Time

$17 / HR

Overview: <p>Responsible for the supervision and support of persons with developmental or mental disabilities in a group home setting and acts as an informal leader on the team.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Promotes and assists in the development of a safe, wholesome, orderly, and therapeutic living environment for the residents.</li> <li>Provides and participates in recreational, educational, and social activities that meet resident's physical, intellectual, and social needs.</li> <li>Provides life skills training.</li> <li>Drives residents to activities in the organization's van as needed.</li> <li>Provides medication administration to program participants.</li> <li>Assists with menu planning, and grocery shopping.</li> <li>Assists with staff scheduling.</li> <li>Assists with everyday household needs.</li> <li>Observes, reports, and documents resident behaviors and actions.</li> <li>Effectively and professionally communicates with all members of the treatment team, program participant families, and other outside professionals.</li> <li>Participate and moderate program group meetings.</li> <li>Provide a healthy and appropriate model for residents to emulate.</li> <li>Assures proper medical care is provided as needed by residents.</li> <li>Assists with medical appointments.</li> <li>Assists with staff training.</li> <li>Respond appropriately, as prescribed by program, to crisis situations as they occur. Understand and apply principles, as determined by program, of behavior management.</li> <li>Know, understand, and follow program and organizational policies, rules and procedures</li> <li>Display proficiency working with staff and residents of different cultural and/or gender backgrounds.</li> <li>Assures program participant privacy is maintained by being knowledgeable and following HIPAA privacy and security regulations.</li> <li>Covering direct care shifts as needed for essential coverage which may result in possible overtime.</li> <li>Must be able to work regularly scheduled working hours, typically evenings and weekends.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>High School diploma or GED with 3 or more full time years of related work experience (6,000 hours)</li> <li>Or any diploma related to Human Services with 2 or more full time years of related work experience (4,000 hours)</li> <li>Or an AA or BA related to Human Services with 1 or more full time years of related work experience (2,000 hours)</li> <li><strong>Or a minimum of 6 months or more of exemplary performance as a VOA DSP</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Other Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.</li> <li>Ability to work with a diverse population of individuals by using tact, diplomacy, and flexibility.</li> <li>Utilize basic reasoning skills including: analytical, creative problem solving, decision making, independent judgment, and negotiating/mediating.</li> <li>Basic medical care experience.</li> <li>Crisis intervention techniques.</li> <li>Valid driver&rsquo;s license with a good driving record.</li> <li>At all times dress in a manner that is functional, clean, and appropriate.</li> </ul>