Direct Support Professional Individual Supports

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Individual Supports Professional provides instruction, support, and serves as a positive role model to individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, acquired brain injury or other unique challenges.  ILSPs are expected to facilitate the development of the individual program participant’s independent living, social and recreational skills as well as ensuring his/her full involvement in the local community, and, as applicable, facilitate his/her access to appropriate health care.  The ILSP provides direct, active, and constructive interactions with individuals in collaboration with individual caregivers, Adult Foster Care clinical staff, community members, and families.  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*

• Implements Individual Service Plan (ISP) objectives and behavior plans as defined on established service agreements.

• Prepares and forwards, as applicable, all required ISP paperwork and reports according to established procedures and deadlines.

• Provides training in personal care to individuals who require support.

• Provides one-on-one supervision to individual as assigned by the treatment goals, behavior plans and other relevant plans in a non-intrusive manner to ensure individual’s safety.

• Completes written reports including program objective documentation, incident reports and other reports as directed.  Maintains regular, open lines of communication and a positive rapport with family members, as applicable, the individual’s caregivers, and Adult Foster Care and Shared Living staff. 

• Adheres to established program routines and schedules, as applicable, to ensure the individual needs are met.

• Provides assistance and support to individuals with scheduling and attending social and leisure activities.

• Provides transportation to individuals to appointments and social activities.

• Ensures that the individual’s basic human rights, well-being and safety is respected at all times.

• Adheres to all supervisory directives and follows all established protocols when providing one-on-one support to individuals.

• Attends required meetings and trainings.

• Serves as mandated reporter for suspected cases of abuse and/or neglect to the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) or Elder Abuse Hotline, as appropriate.

   

• PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associates degree or additional education in the field (s) of psychology, social work, nursing, or special education preferred.

• 1 year of direct care, CNA, or human services experience preferred.

• Ability and willingness to provide hands-on personal care.

• Must be able to effectively communicate in both verbal and written form with coworkers and supported individuals and read fluently.

• Valid driver’s license in the state of Massachusetts required.

• Successful completion of all state and Agency mandated trainings upon hire required.