DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours

Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant Are you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD) team! Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD) is one of the largest Catholic Charities Agencies providing care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Group Homes. What's the role of a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant? Partners with the Program Director to provide quality services to the people living in the home, and uphold the agency philosophy in carrying out the day to day tasks. You will work with the Director and Associate Director in the supervision and training of residential counselors. You must also demonstrate excellence in all tasks of the residential counselor position; includes but is not limited to, preparing menus, grocery lists and food shopping, scheduling activities for the people living in the homes, ensuring the medications are adequately stocked, communicating effectively with the pharmacy, coordinating the completion of fire drills, assisting with administrative tasks, participating in training new staff and sharing on-call responsibilities with the Director and Associate Director. The monitoring of health issues and clothing needs of our residents, ensuring the home is meeting agency and governmental standards of operation. This job requires a significant amount of written documentation, computer literacy, and cooperating with the agency's administration and/or Division of Developmental Disabilities and Dept. of Human Services staff in any inspection or investigation.