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Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Company: Atlas Management
Location: Clarksville
Posted on: March 9, 2025

Job Description:

For more than 25 years, the Atlas Management team has provided management and human resources solutions to businesses, and employment opportunities to individuals. Our client is hiring for Direct Support Professional (Sitter) to assist adult with minor disabilities in their home with their day to day living experiences. We are looking for the individual who is compassionate, helpful, organize, and have caring personality to care for our disable adults.

Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities assistance with performing the essential functions of this position.
Supports the person supported with personal care and daily routines, and in achieving outcomes from the Individual Support Plan. The ISP provides an overall view of the person and their goals, as well as the specific supports and services they need to be happy, healthy, and safe, in an environment where they can enjoy life to the fullest extent possible.
Understands and practices Support Solutions' philosophy and values in interactions with the person supported and community members by using language and actions that respect the worth and dignity of people at all times, connecting the person supported to preferred activities and experiences of their choice, and ensuring that the person supported is empowered to make decisions and to lead a life that is as self-directed as possible.
Helps the person supported become integrated with the community by providing person centered supports that assist people to seek their dreams, establish significant relationships and be connected to their communities.
Assures safe transport and accompanies the person supported as needed to events, job sites, and medical appointments utilizing Support Solutions' company vehicles, personal vehicles, or public transportation. This would include securing alternate transportation in instances where an unpaid support transports a person supported who presents a safety concern.
Ensures proper use of the person supported and agency resources including but not limited to personal funds, vehicles, buildings, utilities, telephones, money, equipment, food and supplies.
Attends all training meetings assigned by Support Solutions.
Cooks and provides meals based on scheduled menus.
Performs daily activities or teaches the person supported to do so, such as activities of daily living skills and other personal skills that work toward achieving independence.
Consistently works and documents improvement toward meeting outcomes.
Utilizes electronic records system including completing daily shift notes as required by funding entities.

Keywords: Atlas Management, Clarksville , Direct Support Professional (DSP), Other , Clarksville, Tennessee

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