Direct Support Professional; Caregiver - Fremont

JOB SUMMARY

Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) is a Bay Area non-profit organization founded in 1996 and focused on helping individuals with special needs and their families find love, hope, respect, and support through integrated community involvement. Our FCSN Living Services Program is seeking a compassionate, patient, detail-oriented, and reliable Direct Support Professional / Caregiver who is responsible for providing training and supervision to adults with developmental challenges.

Under the supervision of Case Manager, the essential functions of the Direct Support Professional are to:

• Provide training, personal care assistance and support to participant in maximizing living skills, independence, optimal health, emotional stability, and community
• Provide close supervision, assistance and engagement to ensure participant’s safety, well-being and needs are
• Supervise and/or Assist with personal care tasks (bathing, brushing, dressing, grooming, and toileting), household maintenance tasks, healthy meal preparation, health monitoring and medication management.
• Observe and timely report changes in the participant s physical or mental health to
• Conduct training and organize a variety of activities tailored to participant’s diverse needs, skills and interests.
• Motivate and actively engage participants in living-skill training, classes, activities and healthy lifestyle practices to promote their overall skills and optimal
• Offer emotional support, engage in conversation, and provide companionship to enhance the well- being of the
• Assist participants in exploring community resources, planning, and attending community
• Transport participants for grocery shopping, leisure activities, Special Olympic practices/tournament, preferred outings and community engagement and as needed
• Implement positive behavioral prevention strategies and intervention
• Assist participants to self-administer prescribed medication or over-counter med. Record on the medication log with signatures.
• Effectively and respectfully communicate with participants, families, team members and supervisors.
• Document participant’s daily service log, behaviors, participation, activities, objective tracking and incidents.
• Complete quarterly, semi-annual and annual PCT ISP reports in a timely manner and engage participants in achieving their ISP objectives.
• Engage in precautionary practices to mitigate health, safety and any other risks to participants  well- being.
• Follow established safety protocols and emergency procedures, intervening as
• Perform first aid, CPR, and other emergency services (e.g. evacuations) as appropriate to the needs of
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to the development of care
• Attend staff meetings, apartment meetings, and staff training (All training and meetings are mandatory).
• Communicate proactively with supervisors regarding participants  well-being, needs, incidents, concerns,
• Be a supportive team player, support coworkers and promote team
• Respect participants’ rights, dignity, privacy. Timely report observations or evidence of violations of any of the personal rights and dependent adult and elder
• Comply with HIPAA law and confidentiality.
• Participate in FCSN special events