Direct Support Professional (33753)

Birch Family Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,541,000 - 30,817,000; Full time

Job summary

Birch Family Services seeks an Experienced Direct Care Professional to counsel, assist and train individuals with developmental disabilities in personal care, travel, social, home and life skills to maximize functioning in the community.

Position is full-time with an evening shift at 92nd Street - Ozone Park, NY 11416. Must obtain AMAP certification during probation, complete First Aid/CPR, and hold a NYS driver’s license; experience in residential settings is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum 1 year experience with developmentally disabled population preferred.
• Must complete AMAP certification during probation and maintain AMAP.
• Ability and willingness to be First Aid and CPR certified.

Responsibilities

• Counsel, assist and train individuals in personal care, travel, social, home and life skills.
• Support individuals in developing skills to maximize functioning in the community.
• Document records in accordance with program standards.
• Ensure safety and provide supportive oversight during activities.

Skills

Direct care

Documentation

Written/verbal communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

AMAP certification

First Aid/CPR

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: 92nd Street - Ozone Park, NY 11416Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $18.54 - $22.37 HourlyJob Shift: EveningTo counsel, assist and train individuals with developmental disabilities in the areas of personal care, travel skills, social skills, home management and life skills in order to maximize their functioning in the community.

Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.

• Specialized training in direct care provision preferred.
• Must complete and obtain certification in OPWDD Approved Medication Administration Course (AMAP) during probationary period and maintain AMAP certification.
• Ability and willingness to be First Aid and CPR certified.
• Ability and willingness to obtain certification in SCIPR Competencies and advance to Promote

Competencies

Demonstrated competency in written, verbal and computational skills to document records in accordance with program standards.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to provide physical care for clients and individuals, which may include, but is not limited to bathing, feeding, changing clothes or diapers and pushing wheelchairs.
• Ability to physically restrain challenging behaviors that include aggression, self‑injurious, and destructive behaviors.
• Ability to apply proper lifting techniques.

Work Environment

Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office, education, group home, residential, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop or health related environment. Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office, education, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop or health related environment. Working with individuals whose age ranges from childhood to adulthood.

Essential Functions

Support the individual by supporting a comfortable home environment. Examples include but are not limited to:

• Work towards the satisfactory completion of each of the core competency goals according to the OPWDD timeline requirements.
• Provide safe and clean environment for the individual based on skill level and risks and support the safety of all individuals in everyday situations.
• Use verbal and physical means to create a positive environment that will encourage and enable individual growth.
• Assist the individual in the development of social skills that will help the individual become integrated/ included in his or her community.
• Perform protective oversight while engaging in community activities.
• Monitor each individuals personal health on a continuous basis (during situations of high activity, while bathing/showering/swimming, in the morning and the evening, at meals, while in the community, at all times).
• Assist individuals in learning and practicing skills necessary for home living (indoor household chores such as, but not limited to, cooking, sweeping, dusting, bed‑making, vacuuming, and dish‑washing, laundry, folding and storing clothes, etc.).
• Perform advocate responsibilities, while demonstrating respect for the processes and people involved.
• Responsible for all documentation related to the essential function and services for the individual.

Education

High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

Experience

Minimum 1-year experience working with developmentally disabled population preferably in a residential, health or treatment related setting preferred.

Valid NYS Drivers License required.