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EASTERSEALS SE WI Direct Support Professional in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
JOB REQUIREMENTS: The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is responsible for assisting participants with Activities of Daily Living (ADL\'s), including group and individual tasks, while maintaining a safe, supportive and comfortable program environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES (FUNCTIONS) include the following: * Interacts with participants in a respectful, age-appropriate, and culturally-appropriate manner by honoring participant preferences and requests, in conjunction with behavior plans and care information. * Works cooperatively with Adult Day Services Supervisor to provide interesting and stimulating program activities that are appropriate for most participants, which include community outings (i.e., planning, accompanying, transporting), sports, recreation, exercise, and educational enrichment. * Supports participants with ADLs (toileting, bathing, ambulating, transfers, feeding, changing clothes, etc.). * Cleans up spills/bodily fluids using appropriate infection control procedures. * Reports all possible cases of illness to Adult Day Services Supervisor, and provides assistance to participants that become ill while at the center. * Ensures the safety of each participant by monitoring activities, maintaining a sanitary, clutter-free environment, and participating in safety training and emergency drills. * Reports suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of participants immediately per program and agency policies and procedures. * Prepares, serves, and oversees feeding activities for daily snacks and lunches. * Maintains program areas, supplies, and equipment ensuring that they are clean/disinfected stocked/replenished, and in good working order daily. * Employs assistive equipment and practices throughout the day when transporting, lifting, and working... For full info follow application link. Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin, Inc. believes in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Our agency\'s success depends on qualified individuals regardless of their age, race, creed, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, disability or association with a person with a disability, veteran status, arrest record, conviction record, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or childbirth, military participation, genetic testing, submitting to honesty testing, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer\'s premises during non-working hours. Employees may not be harassed in the workplace based on their protected status nor retaliated against for filing a complaint, for assisting with a complaint, or for opposing discrimination in the workplace. Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin Revised August 1, 2016 Page 20 We will not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of these characteristics in any personnel action including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotions, transfers, demotions, benefits, compensation, discipline, termination and any other conditions or privileges of employment. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/FDA95E0BE0394C2F