Direct Support Professional - Group Home
Beacon Specialized Living
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- Pay
- $19
- an hour
- Location
- Phillipsburg, NJ
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Contractor, Temporary
- Posted
- Oct 12
- 7 days ago
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About the company
Beacon Specialized Living
Mental health care · 201 to 500 employees
What you'll do
- Support Individuals with their goals, daily living, and person-centered and behavior plans while maintaining a safe, healthy home.
- Prepare meals, transport Individuals, administer medications as needed, complete documentation, and communicate with the next shift.
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• Always be compliant with all company and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Sets positive examples for Individuals at all times.
• Adheres to the person-centered plans, and behavior plans as written for each Individual.
• Provides opportunities throughout the day to help Individuals meet their goals. (An example
would include teaching groups to follow activity programs and encouraging Individual
attendance.)
• Provides quality of care and a safe and healthy setting free from harm while upholding the rights
of all Individuals. Creates a space of trust and relationship with all Individuals.
• Protects all Individuals from abuse and/or neglect and immediately reports any occurrence to
appropriate entities.
• Maintains and protects the confidentiality of all Individuals.
• Follows and upholds all house guidelines.
• Cook meals as necessary for Individuals based upon food specifications, diets, food exchanges and
documentation.
• Understands process for food supply and storage.
• Transports Individuals and attends appointments with Individuals and advocates and obtains
necessary documentation, when needed.
• Utilize Individual funds as applicable to help Individuals budget when needed.
• Completes required documentation before the end of shift, including, but not limited to progress
notes, miscellaneous notes, daily support logs, event reports, incident reports, LOA forms,
Individual inventories, etc.
• Assists with supervision of Individuals doing their laundry as needed per assignment sheet.
• Coaches and assists Individuals with bedroom cleanliness per house guidelines.
• Responsible for cleanliness of home site according to the assignment chart. (Inspection ready at
all times.)
• Must remain awake and immediately accessible in all homes requiring 24/7 care.
• Administers medications as needed.
• Hand off communication to next shift staff.
• Cooperates with Beacon Specialized Living, the Department of Human Services (DHS) staff or any
other regulatory body during any inspection, investigation or inquiry.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Adheres to BSLS Core Values, Mission Statement, and Corporate Philosophies.