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Job Title:  Lead Direct Support Professional Reports To: Residential Administrator   Job Area: Kirkland, WA Working Schedule: Monday - Friday 7a-3p
 
SUMMARY-   The Lead Direct Support Professional provides personalized supports to ensure supported clients’ safety and health is maintained and they can experience the nature and quality of life of their choice based on their needs, preferences, aspirations and decisions. The Lead Direct Support Professional provides service provisions focused on maintaining or enhancing the clients’ dignity, well-being, autonomy, personal choice, self-esteem and teaching functional skills that are alternatives to maladaptive behaviors. The Lead Direct Support Professional provides supervision, protection and care of clients individually and in-groups at all times. Documentation of their progress; identification of the possible need for professional services; and communication of such findings to the Administrator.
Compensation &amp; Benefits:
<ul type="disc">
<li>$21 - $23 per hour</li>
<li>Voluntary Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance</li>
<li>Voluntary Short-term and Long-term Disability</li>
<li>Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Company Paid Basic Life Insurance &amp; ADD plus Voluntary Life Insurance</li>
<li>Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO Vacation &amp; Sick Time)</li>
<li>Unlimited Peer Referral Program</li>
<li>Payday on demand through Dayforce Wallet</li>
<li>Working Advantage employee discount program</li>
<li>Health Savings Account (HSA)</li>
<li>Flexible Savings Account (FSA)</li>
<li>401(K)</li>
<li>Capella University Discount</li>
</ul>
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: May include but are not limited to the following:
<ul>
<li> Responsible for the Care, Health, Safety, and Supervision of clients, this is the number one priority</li>
<li>Must have a willingness to move programs as directed by supervisor as needed and/or without notice.</li>
<li>In charge of keeping facility in compliance.</li>
<li>Responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, stimulating living environment. Perform normal household cleaning, including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting, scrubbing, washing dishes, laundry and keeping closets/drawers organized and neat.</li>
<li>Assist residents with all household chores. Maintain the house neat and clean at all times. Responsible for the overall cleanliness of the home.</li>
<li>Monitor or provide assistance and/or instruction to individual with dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, eating and sleeping habits as needed.</li>
<li>Assist with wheelchair use, including pushing, folding/unfolding, and loading into autos.</li>
<li>Support Supervisors in creating menus, shopping, and safe food storage for client.</li>
<li>Prepare, provide instruction and/or assist in preparing nutritious meal that reflect individual preferences.</li>
<li>Will follow the direction of the Supervisor to implement the program plan.</li>
<li>Review documentation and discuss items with staff.</li>
<li>Will assist in keeping accurate data on the residents’ progress towards their individual goals.</li>
<li>Engage the residents on all tasks, training and community integration activities.</li>
<li>Report all incidents and occurrences to Supervisor including all incidents of possible abuse or neglect.</li>
<li>Report to Supervisor any resident’s needs that implies to be requested to the agencies.</li>
<li>Will always present yourself appropriately, and as a role model for clients and other Direct Care Staff at home and in the community. Follow dress code.</li>
<li>Will attend any meeting and training per Supervisor request.</li>
<li>Will dispense or supervise dispensing of medication to clients.</li>
<li>Support Supervisors by coordinating staff for medical appointments and activities.</li>
<li>Assist Supervisors in the creation of the Activity Calendar with the staff and clients’ input.</li>
<li>Follow activities scheduled, keep residents active and always give them a choice.</li>
<li>Provide transportation to clients.</li>
<li>Follow established formal behavior support plans and guidelines for positive behavior support programs as outlined.</li>
<li>Assist in developing positive behavior supports by providing feedback about clients’ preferences.</li>
<li>Support client’s participation in cultural, recreational, and educational activities both at home and in the community.</li>
<li>Follow established emergency plan and procedures.</li>
<li>Will document all occurrences and observations on their proper forms every shift.</li>
<li>Provides leadership by displaying positive conduct and demonstrates initiative to enhance program.</li>
<li>Resolves routine problems that arise and contact Supervisor if serious problems arise (behavioral crisis, medical crisis, etc.)</li>
<li>Ensures proper maintenance and care of existing supplies, furnishings and equipment.</li>
<li>Receive receipts and documents for client finances.</li>
<li>Maintains clients’ confidentiality whenever appropriate. Refers sensitive communications to FOS. Maintains Confidentiality Regs.</li>
<li>FOLLOW ALL COMPANY RULES AND PROCEDURES.</li>
</ul>
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
<ul>
<li>Prior experience supporting people with wheelchairs and Hoyer lifts.</li>
<li>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty assigned, satisfactorily.</li>
<li>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li>
<li>Must be at least 18 years old and have at least one-year experience working with people with behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.</li>
<li>All staff are required to possess the following prior to employment:
<ul>
<li>No DUIs or dangerous driving,</li>
<li>Be an insured, licensed driver </li>
<li>Staff will be assessed for their patience and capacity to work with very difficult behaviors and their overall people skills.</li>
<li>All staff will be evaluated annually or as needed to assess if they are appropriate for the position and if they should continue employment</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Pass a state background check</li>
<li>Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 or have an approved exemption </li>
</ul>
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:   
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before representatives from various agencies, Residents and co-workers.   REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be available to participate in restraining of a Resident, upon need. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and risk of electrical shock typical of a residential setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
SPECIAL SKILLS NEEDED:
·      -Must be patient and have a capacity to work with very difficult behaviors. -Must have good overall people skills -Be able to speak, read and write in English in a comprehensible level to satisfactorily carry out all the duties included in this job description.  
SSAILS Washington is a part of the Redwood Family Care Network and we take our mission to heart. Our mission is to provide world-class, person-centered services that promote choice, independence, and the opportunity for growth. This is achieved through working partnerships and integrated care coordination. For more information, or to learn about other opportunities with Sails Washington, please visit our parent company's website @ <a href="https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/</a>

Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP) - Kirkland, WA

Job Title:  Direct Support Professional Job Area:  Everett, WA Compensation: $18-21 per hour   Shifts Needed: (2) Monday - Friday 7am -3pm  
Do you thrive on helping others build/reach their goals in a positive, life-enriching environment? Do you enjoy seeing the long-lasting impact your efforts make? If you said YES, then we’d love for you to apply today!
SAILS Washington is a part of the Redwood Family Care Network, and we take our mission to heart. Our mission is to provide world-class, person-centered services that promote choice, independence, and the opportunity for growth. This is achieved through working partnerships and integrated care coordination.
The Direct Support Professionals role at Sails WA is to support adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities to have a higher quality of life. A DSP promotes the health, safety and well-being of the people we support. A DSP will also serve as an advocate for the people we support and their rights.  
Responsibilities Include but not limited to:
<ul type="disc">
<li>Under the direction of the Program Administrator, the DSP will provide each participant with an array of instruction and support services, as described in the participants’ Individual Instruction and Support Plan (IISP).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Assistance with daily living skills which could include assistance in a variety of areas, depending on the needs of the client. The daily living skills could include the following:</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Feeding, and assistance with eating, includes supervising or guiding the client when able to feed self, assisting with difficult tasks such as cutting food or buttering bread, and orally feeding the client when unable to feed self.</li>
<li>Dressing or assisting the client with dressing when needed.</li>
<li>Personal hygiene or body care: assisting the client to wash, bathing includes supervising or guiding the client to bathe, helping the client get in or out of the tub or shower if needed, or completely bathing the client if they are unable to.</li>
<li>Toileting: helping the client to and from the bathroom, assisting with bedpan routines, using incontinent briefs, cleaning the client after elimination or assisting them on and off the toilet.</li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Assists participants with regularly accessing the community to take part in a variety of outings of the participants’ choosing. This may require transporting participants or arranging for transportation.</li>
<li>Ensures that participants are treated with dignity and consideration at all times. Promotes and safeguards each participant’s ability to make decisions and to freely exercise his/her rights.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Provide Companionship through Activities</li>
<li>Provide Transportation Support  </li>
<li>Assist with the Activities of Daily Living</li>
<li>Provide Meal Plan/Prep Support</li>
<li>Monitor Client for Change in Condition</li>
<li>Provide Support with Medication</li>
<li>Support with Housekeeping</li>
</ul>

Compensation &amp; Benefits:
<ul type="disc">
<li>$18 - 21 per hour</li>
<li>Voluntary Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance</li>
<li>Voluntary Short-term and Long-term Disability</li>
<li>Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Company Paid Basic Life Insurance &amp; ADD plus Voluntary Life Insurance</li>
<li>Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO Vacation &amp; Sick Time)</li>
<li>Unlimited Peer Referral Program</li>
<li>Payday on demand through Dayforce Wallet</li>
<li>Working Advantage employee discount program</li>
<li>Health Savings Account (HSA)</li>
<li>Flexible Savings Account (FSA)</li>
<li>401k</li>
<li>Capella University Discounts
</li>
</ul>
Requirements &amp; Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>A valid Washington State Driver’s License, a reliable vehicle, up-to-date auto insurance, and must be willing to transport clients.</li>
<li>Both written and spoken English language proficiency required</li>
<li>High School Diploma / Equivalent required.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Must be eligible to work in the U.S. (documentation required)</li>
<li>Must be willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations.</li>
<li>First Aid/CPR Certified (within 120 days of employment, training can be provided)</li>
<li>Have an active NAR/HCA/CNA (within 120 days of employment)</li>
<li>Blood Borne Pathogen (within 120 days of employment, training can be provided)</li>
<li>Must be able to lift 50lbs.</li>
<li>Able to work both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.</li>
</ul>
 
For more information, or to learn about other opportunities with Sails Washington, please visit our parent company's website: <a href="https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/</a>  
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Direct Support Professional - Everett, WA

Job Title:  Direct Support Professional
Reports To: Residential Administrator 
Job Location:  Shoreline, WA
Hourly Compensation: $19 - 21.50 per hour
Shifts Needed:
<ol>
<li> Sun - Thurs 7am - 3pm</li>
</ol>
Do you thrive on helping others build/reach their goals in a positive, life-enriching environment? Do you enjoy seeing the long-lasting impact your efforts make? If you said YES, then we’d love for you to apply today!
SAILS Washington is a part of the Redwood Family Care Network, and we take our mission to heart. Our mission is to provide world-class, person-centered services that promote choice, independence, and the opportunity for growth. This is achieved through working partnerships and integrated care coordination.
The Direct Support Professionals role at Sails WA is to support adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities to have a higher quality of life. A DSP promotes the health, safety and well-being of the people we support. A DSP will also serve as an advocate for the people we support and their rights.  
Responsibilities Include but not limited to:
<ul type="disc">
<li>Under the direction of the Program Administrator, the DSP will provide each participant with an array of instruction and support services, as described in the participants’ Individual Instruction and Support Plan (IISP).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Assistance with daily living skills which could include assistance in a variety of areas, depending on the needs of the client. The daily living skills could include the following:</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Feeding, and assistance with eating, includes supervising or guiding the client when able to feed self, assisting with difficult tasks such as cutting food or buttering bread, and orally feeding the client when unable to feed self.</li>
<li>Dressing or assisting the client with dressing when needed.</li>
<li>Personal hygiene or body care: assisting the client to wash, bathing includes supervising or guiding the client to bathe, helping the client get in or out of the tub or shower if needed, or completely bathing the client if they are unable to.</li>
<li>Toileting: helping the client to and from the bathroom, assisting with bedpan routines, using incontinent briefs, cleaning the client after elimination or assisting them on and off the toilet.</li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Assists participants with regularly accessing the community to take part in a variety of outings of the participants’ choosing. This may require transporting participants or arranging for transportation.</li>
<li>Ensures that participants are treated with dignity and consideration at all times. Promotes and safeguards each participant’s ability to make decisions and to freely exercise his/her rights.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Provide Companionship through Activities</li>
<li>Provide Transportation Support  </li>
<li>Assist with the Activities of Daily Living</li>
<li>Provide Meal Plan/Prep Support</li>
<li>Monitor Client for Change in Condition</li>
<li>Provide Support with Medication</li>
<li>Support with Housekeeping</li>
</ul>

Compensation &amp; Benefits:
<ul type="disc">
<li>$19 - 21.50 per hour</li>
<li>Voluntary Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance</li>
<li>Voluntary Short-term and Long-term Disability</li>
<li>Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
<li>Company Paid Basic Life Insurance &amp; ADD plus Voluntary Life Insurance</li>
<li>Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO Vacation &amp; Sick Time)</li>
<li>Unlimited Peer Referral Program</li>
<li>Payday on demand through Dayforce Wallet</li>
<li>Working Advantage employee discount program</li>
<li>Health Savings Account (HSA)</li>
<li>Flexible Savings Account (FSA)</li>
<li>401k</li>
<li>Capella University Discounts
</li>
</ul>
Requirements &amp; Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>A valid Washington State Driver’s License, a reliable vehicle, up-to-date auto insurance, and must be willing to transport clients.</li>
<li>Both written and spoken English language proficiency required</li>
<li>High School Diploma / Equivalent required.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Must be eligible to work in the U.S. (documentation required)</li>
<li>Must be willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations.</li>
<li>First Aid/CPR Certified (within 120 days of employment, training can be provided)</li>
<li>Have an active NAR/HCA/CNA (within 120 days of employment)</li>
<li>Blood Borne Pathogen (within 120 days of employment, training can be provided)</li>
<li>Must be able to lift 50lbs.</li>
<li>Able to work both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.</li>
</ul>
For more information, or to learn about other opportunities with Sails Washington, please visit our parent company's website: <a href="https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.redwoodfcn.com/careers/</a><a href="https://www.sailswashington.com/" target="_blank">
</a>
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