Become a DSP!

Why DSPs?

DSPs require competency in the following areas: communication, commitment, creativity, flexibility, good attitude, initiative, good judgment, respectful, strong work ethic, appropriate social skills and patience. Personnel Evaluations will be measured against these competencies and how they are incorporated into job performance.

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Essential Functions

  1. Assist in recreation activities.
  2. Work directly with residents to implement individual treatment plans, log progress and activities.
  3. Work with therapeutic and nursing staff to coordinate resident services.
  4. Provide direct care services for residents, such as toileting, feeding, dressing, sorting of laundry, etc.
  5. Attend in in-service training to ensure implementation of the formal and informal goal plan.
  6. Clean residents’ rooms, vacuum dust, change bed linens, make beds, empty trash buckets, clean bathrooms, do laundry, etc.
  7. Observe residents’ bodies on a daily basis, if required, and report all physical conditions including hair, nails, sores, insect bites, rashes, etc.
  8. Administer medications in accordance with AMAP guidelines.
  9. Incorporated Code of Ethics, Core Competencies and Empowerment Strategies in their daily professional responsibilities.
  10. Perform any other duties as requested by the Executive Director or his/her designee.

Physical Demands

  1. Must be able to bend, lift and push more than 100 pounds.
  2. Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
  3. Provide hand-over-hand assistance when necessary.