JOB OVERVIEW

The DSP (CFASS/Respite) service provider is responsible to provide families, caregivers, and collateral contacts with techniques and information not generally available so that they can better respond to the needs of the child/youth. This service is intended to assist the child/youth, family/caregiver, and collateral contacts in understanding and addressing the participant’s needs related to their disability(ies).
The DSP (CFASS/Respite) service provider provides community-based services that focus on short-term assistance provided to children regardless of disability, because of the absence of or need for relief of the child, or the child’s family caregiver. The provider will supervise the child/youth and engage the child/youth in activities. Providers will offer services with a level of expertise in understanding and implementing behavioral/developmental interventions required to support optimal functioning for children/youth during planned care.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION

Qualifications:

• Respite providers are minimally required to have a high school diploma or equivalent and with appropriate skills and training.
• Experience working with children/youth.
• Experience building relationships with others
• DSP level 1, service providers are minimally required to have a high school diploma, high school equivalency preferred or a State Education Commencement Credential (e.g., SAC or CDOS) with related human service experience and experience working with children/youth
• DSP level 2 service providers are minimally required to have a bachelor’s degree, plus two years of related experience.
• Maintains a strength-based approach in working with children and families
• Accepts and applies constructive feedback from supervisors to enhance the quality-of-service delivery
• Be a team player
• Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and members within our organization
• Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families
• Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

Prior to Service Delivery

• Mandated Reporter Training

Within 6 months of hire

• Personal Safety
• Safety in the Community
• Strength Based Approached
• Suicide Prevention
• Domestic Violence Signs and Basic Interventions
• Trauma Informed Care

• Training for the child/youth and/or the family/caregiver regarding methods and behaviors to enable success in the community.
• Direct self-advocacy training in the community with collateral contacts regarding the child/youth’s disability(ies) and needs related to his or her health care issues.
• Self-advocacy training for the child/youth and/or family/caregiver, including during community transitions.
• Improve the child/youth’s ability to gain from community experience.
• Development and updating of Person-Centered service plans (initial plan within 30 days of first service and every 6 months thereafter) including obtaining medical consenter signatures at the initial session following the approval of such documentation.
• Obtaining consents and enrollment documents for newly enrolled children/youth at initial session and scanning documents into the Electronic Health Record.
• Attend monthly waiver service provider meetings and individual’s supervision to stay current on practices and protocols.
• Submit progress notes, service plans, and service provider logs within set forth-required timeframes. It is the responsibility of the provider to maintain necessary technology (phone, internet, timely computer access, and video camera) to perform job requirement functions of documentation, coordinating, service planning and billing.
• Report incident(s) to supervisor upon discovery.
• Maintain open communication with other service providers (e.g., Care Manager, other service providers and Supervisory Team) to report on child/youth’s progress, identify any potential barriers and referrals, and to support the overall health and wellbeing of the child and family.
• Check emails daily and respond to emails from Care Managers, Supervisors, and other team members within 24-48 hour.
• Provide short-term relief for the child or family/primary caregivers that are needed to enhance the family/primary caregiver’s ability to support the child/youth’s functional, developmental, behavioral health, and/or health care needs.
• Planned Respite activities support the plan of care goals and include providing supervision and activities that match the child/youth’s developmental stage and continue to maintain the child/youth’s health and safety.