LEAD DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL
Job Description
Job Description Lead the Way in Helping People HealDirect Support Professional Lead (Lead DSP)
Lansdale, PA
Full-Time Friday: 7am-3pm; Saturday and Sunday: 9am-9pm; Monday: 7am-3pm
$18.50 Hourly
DailyPay Available
Looking for More Than Just a Job?
At Resources for Human Development, we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life. We're seeking experienced, compassionate professionals who are ready to take the next step in their career by combining direct support responsibilities with leadership and mentorship.
As a Direct Support Professional Lead (Lead DSP), you'll provide hands-on support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities while serving as a mentor and resource for Direct Support Professionals. Your leadership will help ensure quality services, regulatory compliance, and positive outcomes for the individuals we serve.
If you're passionate about helping others, developing staff, and creating supportive, person-centered environments, we invite you to join our team.
RHD Montgomery County Homeless Services and Genny’s Place offers a safe place to stay and assistance for individuals experiencing homelessness, helping them transition towards independent living. The program is a partnership between Your Way Home, Montgomery County’s Office of Behavioral Health, and Resources for Human Development. The program specifically caters to single adults without housing. Clients have access to dedicated caseworkers who help them find permanent housing and apply for necessary benefits. Additionally, we provide practical support such as laundry facilities, transportation, meals, clothing, and essential life skills training.
Position Purpose
The Lead Direct Support Professional (LDSP) directly supports the Residential Manager in maintaining program operations in accordance with industry, federal and local regulations and requirements. In addition to providing direct-care to consumers and performing the duties of the Direct Support Professional, this leadership position serves as a mentor to other Direct Support Professionals via modeling effective interpersonal interactions, developing creative strategies aimed at enhancing consumers’ independent living skills, and maintaining professionalism. The LDSP will perform responsibilities assigned by the Site Supervisor to ensure that quality services and operations are maintained.
Major Responsibilities
• Works with Direct Support Professionals, management, internal departments, and additional stakeholders to ensure service implementation as stated in Individual Service Plans.
• Mentor, trains, observes, monitors, and provides feedback to DSP’s regarding the implementation of the ISPs.