DSP for CPS Erie, PA

Job Description

Job Description

DSP for CPS

Monday – Friday

8:00A -3:30P

This position will be exclusively within the CPS department of Lakeshore Community Services and will only work with and be assigned to those consumers within the Community Participation Supports program.

The position is full time and exclusively Monday through Friday, 8:00A- 3:30P (37.5 hours per week). There will not be any overtime nor the opportunity to work additional hours outside of the CPS program, it is exclusive to the CPS program, with the hours described. The location of this will be based on need and at the full discretion of the Interim CPS Program Manager and HR.

Those who are interested in substitute/ per diem positions are also encouraged to apply.

Any staff hired in this position and later wish to leave the position can always apply for a regular DSP position within the agency.

DSP/ CPS staff will function as members of teams that are responsible for the care and instruction of individuals living in community residential homes in accordance with state, federal and Agency guidelines. DSP/ CPS staff will contribute to the creation of a safe, healthy emotional and physical environment for individuals. They follow established programs and interact with each individual in a manner consistent with normalization principles, which indicate that the experience of the individuals living in Lakeshore programs should be as typical of that of any other person living in the community.

Reports to CPS Program Manager.

The satisfaction of the individuals supported through Lakeshore Community Services Inc. is essential. The DSP/ CPS staff are expected to assist individuals, family members and others with concern and empathy; respect their confidentiality and privacy and, always, communicate in a courteous and respectful manner.

Assists and/or instructs CPS participant in activities of both Community Participation, and Residential including, but not limited to, daily living (meal preparation, housecleaning, grocery shopping, laundry, and general maintenance); self-care skills (bathing, dressing, personal hygiene tasks); safety skills (in the bathroom, the kitchen, the community, and during fire drills); vocational-pre-vocational skills (specific vocational tasks, task attention, social appropriateness).

Encourage participation in clubs or social networks, help identify activities toward purpose and responsibility, promote wellness, personal health and hobbies of interest, participate in adult learning or volunteer opportunities, encourage opportunities of self-determination and self-advocacy, navigate local community, and build reciprocal community relationships.

EOE