Job Information
St. Margaret's Mission LLC Direct Support Professtional in Clearwater, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13031071
Job Responsibilities:
Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.
Fosters positive relationships between caretakers and individuals served.
Ensures client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
Encourages self-help activities.
Reports changes in clients condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.
Documents services provided.
Performs home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning.
Assists with preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up.
Assists with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs as necessary.\ Other duties as assigned.
Direct Support Professional Qualifications / Skills:\ Ability to work in a group home, home-like settings
Communication skills (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company
Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time