Direct Support Professional - MI

Overview:
Department: Operations
Location: Various Locations
Reports To: Home Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Primary responsibilities:
This position is responsible for ensuring that all primary responsibilities are delivered in compliance with
the company’s policies and procedures, Joint Commission standards (TJC), Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs (LARA), HCBS guidelines and the contractual requirements of Community Mental Health Agencies
and other regulatory bodies. As a Direct Support Professional, you are expected to be aligned with the
goals and mission of the organization, and to perform in accordance with our “I CARE” core values of the
organization – Integrity, Compassion, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence.

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
? Sets positive examples for residents at all times.
? Adheres to the person-centered plans, and behavior plans as written for each resident.
? Provides opportunities throughout the day to help residents meet their goals. (An example would
include teaching groups to follow activity programs and encouraging resident attendance.)
? Provides quality of care and a safe and healthy setting free from harm while upholding the rights
of all residents. Creates a space of trust and relationship with all residents.
? Protects all residents from abuse and/or neglect and immediately reports any occurrence to
appropriate entities.
? Maintains and protects the confidentiality of all residents.
? Follows and upholds all house guidelines.
? Cook meals as necessary for residents based upon food specifications, diets, food exchanges
and documentation.
? Understands process for food supply and storage.
? Transports residents and attends appointments with residents and advocates and obtains
necessary documentation, when needed.
? Utilizes resident funds as applicable to help residents budget when needed.
? Completes required documentation before the end of shift, including, but not limited to progress
notes, miscellaneous notes, daily support logs, event reports, incident reports, LOA forms,
resident inventories, etc.
? Assists with supervision of residents doing their laundry and completes facility laundry, as needed
per assignment sheet.
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? Coaches and assists residents on bedroom cleanliness per house guidelines.
? Responsible for cleanliness of home site according to the assignment chart. (Inspection ready
at all times.)
? Must remain awake and immediately accessible in all homes requiring 24/7 care.
? Mental Health classroom training.
? Administers medications as needed.
? Hand off communication to next shift staff.
? Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
? Adheres to BSLS Core Values, Mission Statement, and Corporate Philosophies.

Team Member Expectations:
? Preserve and protect the privacy, confidentiality and security of all medical records, proprietary
and other confidential information relating Beacon Specialized Living Services, Inc., itsresidents,
Team Members, activities and affiliates, in accordance with all applicable laws(especially HIPAA)
and contract terms.
? Promote Beacon in a positive manner and lead by example, modeling our core values
in everyday behavior.
? Understand how to approach and communicate with all residents including those who
are cognitively impaired.
? Treat residents, family members and other team members with dignity and respect
while responding to their needs.
? Maintain and sustain a safe community environment and workplace.
? Follow Beacon’s policies, procedures, and manuals.
? Accept other duties as assigned.

Performance and Evaluation:
In addition to evaluating your work performance you will be evaluated for the following:
? Job Knowledge: Depth and breadth of knowledge supporting our organization goals
? Quality of Work: Freedom from errors and mistakes, timeliness. Accuracy, quality of work
in general.
? Quantity of Work: Work output of the employee.
? Reliability: The extent to which the employee can be depended upon to be available for
work, do it properly, and complete it on time. The degree to which the employee is
dependable, trustworthy, and persistent.
? Initiative and Creativity: The ability to plan work and to go ahead with a task without being
told every detail and the ability to make constructive suggestions.
? Judgment: The extent to which the employee makes decisions which are sound. Ability to
base decisions on fact rather than emotion.
? Cooperation: Willingness to work harmoniously with others in getting a job done. Readiness
to respond positively to instructions and procedures.
? Attendance: Faithfulness in coming to work daily and conforming to scheduled work hours.
? Planning and Organizing: The ability to analyze work, set goals, develop plans of action, utilize
time. Consider amount of supervision required and extent to which you can trust employee
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to carry out assignments conscientiously.
? Directing and Controlling: The ability to create a motivating climate, achieve teamwork,
train and develop, measure work in progress, take corrective action.
? Decision Making: The ability to make decisions and the quality and timeliness of those decisions.
? Embracement, support and adherence to Beacon’s Mission and Core Values.

Qualifications:
Education & Qualifications:
? High school diploma or GED strongly preferred, but not required.
? 1-2 years of previous experience strongly preferred, but not required.
? Approved by state, federal and government entities to work within BSLS programs.
? Required to maintain industry required trainings and TB screenings.
? Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
? Demonstrate ability to identify and assess problems, develop solutions, and problem solve
successfully.
? Completesfingerprinting compliance requirement.
? Demonstrates all core competencies related to MI, DD, Autism, etc.
? Attention to detail and ability to multitask.
? Completion of CPR, First Aid, CPI (NAPPI or Mandatory Training, as applicable), and all modals
stipulated by the State of Michigan Licensing Division and Community Mental Health Agencies
by required time.
? Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
? Ability to use office equipment and information technology software.
? Ability to physically and emotionally work with individuals who possess mental illness and
co-occurring disorders.
? Ability to work in an environment with the potential for exposure to physical aggression
from residents.
? Ability to work in an environment with the potential exposure to infectious disease.
Required Information Technology (IT) Systems Skills and Proficiency:
? Beacon Specialized Living Services (BSLS) uses a variety of information technology information
systemsincluding Microsoft Office 365 including Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Teams, and
OneDrive; ADP for payroll system including Workforce Now, Enhanced Time and Attendance,
Makeshift scheduler; Nextstep, Clarity, and others. You will be responsible for learning and
becoming proficient with these IT systems and others that BSLS may deploy or change in the
future.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.
Physical demands:
? While performing the duties of the job the employee must be able to move about the home
or community 50% of the time and have the ability to bend, squat, stand, kneel, push, pull,
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walk, and reach above shoulder. Employee must be able to remain in a stationary position
50% of the time.
? Ability to lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds for short distances (5-10 feet) daily.
? The employee will climb (approximately 8-12) stairs 8-10 times per day.
? The employee will operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a
copy machine and computer printer. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from
the computer and use information technology systems as noted above.
? The employee must be able to prepare meals which requires the use of an oven, stove
or microwave that may require overhead reaching.
? Complete laundry services that include sorting, washing/drying and folding. May be required
to carry loads of laundry up and down (approximately 8-12) stairs.
? Grocery shopping that includes driving to the grocery store daily to grocery shop, carrying
full grocery bags of groceries up and down stairs (approximately 8-12), and reach and stoop
to put away groceries.
? The employee will perform cleaning activities, which include mopping, sweeping and
vacuuming that requires regular lifting, turning, bending and reaching.
? Provision of personal care to residents, transferring of individuals: from bed to chair, chair
to standing, sit to standing that requires the strength to assist lifting up to a 200-pound
resident.
? Constantly communicates and exchanges information with team members.
? Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to compare and
distinguish administrative data and figures. Ability to make general visual observations of
facilities or structures, for safety inspections and hazard identification.
? Hearing ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking level with or without
correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to
make discriminations in sound.
? Dexterity of hands and fine finger movements for medication distribution, manual dexterity
to handle objects.
? Read/comprehend, write, communicate orally, reasoning, and analytical abilities, and
mental flexibility. Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
required.
? Ability to effectively perform verbal and physical interventions recommended by the CPI
System training.
? Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, bodily fluid, and tissue.

 

Work Environment:
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly working in a typical home
setting or in the community at various stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, etc. Work
may involve the treatment of non-cooperative residents with psychosocial problems and
needs, or chronic and acute health problems.
? The work environment presents situations that cause stress and anxiety due to
resident behavior.
? The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
? The employee may be exposed to cold, heat, dust, or smoke.
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As an employee of Beacon Specialized Living Services (BSLS) you understand and acknowledge
that BSLS provides care for individuals living in adult foster care homes which operate 24 hours 7
days a week at multiple home locations, and that you may be scheduled to work any time or day
of the week, including holidays, and that you may be assigned to work at different homes as
needed. You understand and acknowledge that BSLS reserves the right to reassign you to work at
any of its home locations if necessary.
This job description is intended to generally describe the nature and level of work required by the
person assigned this classification. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.
Other job duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the employer at the employer’s sole
discretion. This job description may be amended at any time by the employer.
Employee signature below constitutes employee’s understanding of the requirements,
responsibilities and duties of the position.

Pay Range:
USD $20.00 - USD $20.00 /Hr.

Shift and Schedule:
7 - 12 Hour Night Shift

Schedule:
8:00pm-8:30am