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DSP

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Posted: 04/22/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 22030201 Pay Rate: 16-16 USD/Hour

Job Description

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (DSP) GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Educational Requirements:
•High School Diploma or GED
•Minimum of 6mth experience caring for individuals with developmental disabilities

Essential Functions:
•Assists in maintaining an inventory of individual clothing and personal effects on a routine basis in order to ensure that individuals are properly clothed.
•Assist with any toileting, showering and/or other personal hygiene needs.
•Report any sign or symptoms of illness or adverse medication reaction to the site supervisor in order to implement an appropriate plan of action.
•Assists in the resolution of crisis management and reports all incidents, both verbally and in writing to the program supervisor.
•Ensures that each apartment/room is clean, neat, safe and free of hazardous contains at all times.
•Ensures that all individuals are attending activities on a daily basis as agreed upon, within a structured treatment program, sheltered work center, training program or competitive employment in the community.
•Assist individuals in a Day Hab. Or Day Center setting
•Escort individuals on medical appointments as needed
•Escort individuals to the emergency room (site managers usually make this request to the Staffing Agency or to the DSP, if the DSP is already at the resident)
Skills and/or Experience Required:
•Experience working with persons with disabilities in a health or treatment related setting preferred.
•specialized training and experience in working with the developmentally disabled preferred.
•Excellent verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.
•Computer literate.
•Ability or willingness to be certified in First Aid, AMAP, CPR and SCIP-R (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention).

Characteristics Required:
Kind
Reliable
Excellent Judgment
Even Tempered

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Drew Anson

Chief Delivery Officer

Drew Anson is Chief Delivery Officer at Phaxis, a Workforce Solutions Company based in New York.

In this role, Drew leads the delivery and recruiting working closely with the leadership team to define a model that is efficient at supporting the firm s current needs and is scalable for future growth.

Drew is a seasoned executive with more than 13 years of Services & Recruitment experience. In that time, he has supported numerous Fortune 100/500/1000 organizations across industries by providing global workforce solutions, namely resources and thought leadership for large-scale projects, implementations, and managed services.

Prior to joining Phaxis predecessor firm Park Hudson in 2021, Drew spent three years at engineering technology and talent solutions firm, Collabera, as Director of Sales in North Carolina. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly eight years at Insight Global, most recently as Sales Manager of the Columbus, OH office.

He holds a degree from Central Michigan University in Sales & Marketing.

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