DSP ; homes SF

About Us

The Arc San Francisco is a non-profit service and advocacy organization for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families living in San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties. We currently serve a varied group of over 700 clients who, despite their diverse backgrounds, ages and disabilities, are all similar in their desire to live a life of greater self-determination, dignity, and quality.

Our goal is to provide the supports that enable people with developmental disabilities to maximize their potential, live meaningful lives, and become integral members of the community. To that end, we provide a range of services relevant to all areas of adult life, from independent living supports and skills building to employment training and creative expression. As a true community partner, we believe in educational outreach, the power of business partnerships, and the importance of being a reliable resource for families, supporters, public policy makers and all those who share our vision of creating a more informed, diverse and inclusive society.

Job Location: The Arc San Francisco

Position Type: Part Time - Weekends and Evenings

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED

Job Shift: Day Shift

Works with adults with developmental disabilities in their homes who require significant supports to maintain a healthy and safe living environment, including and especially during defined disaster or emergency situations. Provides independent activities of daily (IADL) supports. Unusual circumstances which may require the continuation of essential services, provided by the DSP Essential include, but are not limited to:
Disaster (fire, earthquake, flood);
Public Health Emergency (flu, or other communicable disease);
Infestations (bedbugs, cockroaches, rodents, etc.);
Disruption of essential utilities and services (power failure, water contamination, etc.);
Civil unrest or disobedience (riot, strike or uprising). Creates a learning environment in which participants can learn to live independently and interdependently in their home and in the community. Designs instruction methods based on measurable objectives, maintains records of participant progress, analyzes barriers to learning, and creates alternative instructional plans to overcome barriers to learning. Travels and works with participants in their homes and in the community.

Responsible for coordination of individualized service delivery to participants. Acts as a liaison to families, care providers, case managers and community resources. Plans, implements, and coordinates clients  overall program plan.

The DSP provides one to one support with independent activities of daily living (ADLs) supports – the basic and more complex tasks that must be accomplished every day for the participant to thrive including:

• Personal hygiene
• Bathing, grooming, oral, nail and hair care
• Continence management
• A person’s ability to properly use the bathroom
• Dressing
• A person’s ability to select and wear the proper clothes for different occasions
• Feeding
• Whether a person can feed themselves or needs assistance
• Ambulating
• The extent of a person’s ability to change from one position to the other and to walk independently
• Companionship and mental support
• Reflects on the help that may be needed to keep a person in a positive frame of mind
• Transportation and shopping
• How much a person can travel or procure their grocery and pharmacy needs without help
• Preparing meals
• Planning and preparing the various aspects of meals, including shopping and storing groceries
• Managing a person’s household
• Cleaning, tidying up, removing trash and clutter, and doing laundry and folding clothes
• Managing medications
• How much help may be needed in getting prescriptions filled, keeping medications up to date and taking meds on time and in the right dosages
• Communicating with others
• Managing the household’s phones and mail and generally making the home hospitable and welcoming for visitors
• Managing finances
• How much assistance a person may need in managing bank balances and checkbooks and paying bills on time
• Participates in regular training on and utilizes…