Direct Support Professional Bilingual Preferred All Languages All Boroughs & Westchester County

Beanstalk Academy; New York (NY); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Beanstalk Academy partners with families to deliver in‑home and community-based respite services for children and youth, focusing on behavioral/developmental support and wellbeing. The role emphasizes documenting plans, coordinating with Care Managers, and delivering short‑term relief while maintaining safety and engagement in meaningful activities across community settings.

A strong emphasis is placed on accuracy, collaboration, and a compassionate, strength‑based approach to every plan and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working with children/youth.
• Experience building relationships with others.
• DSP level 1 requires HS diploma or equivalent; state credentials possible.
• DSP level 2 requires a bachelor’s degree plus related experience.

Responsibilities

• Train child/youth and family on community strategies and behaviors.
• Provide self-advocacy training in community settings.
• Update Person-Centered service plans every 6 months.
• Attend monthly waiver provider meetings and supervision.
• Submit progress notes, plans, and logs within required timeframes.
• Maintain open communication with Care Managers and other providers.
• Provide short-term relief to support caregiver capacity.
• Coordinate planning, documentation, and billing with required tech.

Skills

Experience with children/youth

Relationship building

Strength-based approach

Feedback receptiveness

Team player

Cultural sensitivity

Growth mindset

Boundary setting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree ( Level 2 )

Job description

The DSP (CFASS, Respite Or Prevocational) 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 Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

• Updating of Person-Centered service plans (every 6 months) including obtaining medical consenter signatures at the initial session following the approval of such documentation.

• 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.

Setting of Service Provision:

Services can be provided in a variety of settings, including community locations or most frequently in the family or caregiver’s home.

Essential Skills, Experience, 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

Working Conditions

Work is conducted in the community of the youth being serviced.

Training Requirements:

Prior to Service Delivery

• Mandated Reporter Training

• EMR 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

Essential Outcomes:

• Submit progress notes, service plans, and service provider logs within set forth-required timeframes.

• Maintain open communication with other service providers (e.g., Care Manager, other service providers and Supervisory Team) and maintain a strength-based approach to support the overall health and wellbeing of the child and family.

• Report to work at scheduled time