Job Details

United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia, Inc ensures that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live a "Life without Limits"! UCP of Georgia supports this mission by addressing the physical and health needs, encouraging educational development, and offering opportunities for true integration into the community for the individuals we support.

JOB SUMMARY:

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) assist in the day-to-day support of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The role of UCP of Georgia DSPs involves assisting adults with daily tasks such as personal hygiene, meal preparation, transportation, and social activities. Our DSPs understand the unique strengths and challenges of each individual they serve, tailoring their support to promote personal growth and independence.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engages residents in activities of choice, which reinforces ISP goals.
• Provides transportation and supervision for residents as dictated by individual program.
• Ensures that all information regarding daily activities, problems and needs of residents are recorded properly in daily log.
• Ensures each resident's personal hygiene and grooming needs are met.
• Provides training and assistance in changing appropriate apparel daily to ensure comfort and well-being for residents.
• Uses appropriate body mechanics to lift, move, and position and provides prescribed exercises and physical care to residents.
• Inspects home at beginning of shift to ensure that home meets all safety requirements, checking for clutter and dangerous objects. Corrects deficiencies or submit written report to supervisor outlining deficiencies by end of shift.
• Conducts evacuation drills, both fire and severe weather, as directed by supervisor. Records results of each drill.
• Follow program plan for meeting all potential emergencies and disasters, such as medical, fire, severe weather and missing persons.
• Cleans and sanitizes all appliances, utensils and work surfaces in accordance with the Personal Care Home Rules and Regulations guidelines.
• Cleans cooking surfaces exhaust hoods and oven.
• Disposes of garbage daily sanitizing containers and lids.
• Reports any problem with equipment used by residents to supervisor.
• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms, kitchen, and telephones daily in accordance with Personal Care Home guidelines.
• Ensures compliance in the area of responsibility during assigned hours with local, state, and federal rules and regulations applying to Personal Care Home and UCP Residential Services.
• Complies with policies and procedures to ensure that confidentiality requirements are upheld.
• Supports and protects the fundamental human, civil, constitutional, and statutory rights of clients and families as defined by agency.
• Reports to work promptly and on time and does not leave work until assigned shift ends or has approval from supervisor.
• Observes policies/procedures governing requests for annual, sick, or other leave time.
• Makes client related entries in daily logs that are legible, dated, authenticated by signature and positions, in ink and without use of symbols or abbreviations.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs.