DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL, CERTIFIED DAY SERVICES

People Inc. (NY); Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

People Inc. in Orchard Park, NY seeks a Direct Support Professional for Day Services to support individuals in daily living and activities, ensuring safety and fostering independence.

The role involves providing personal care, transportation support, medication administration, and collaboration with a team across day programs. Performance includes documentation, trainings, and flexible site assignments.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age.
• HS Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend plans and documentation.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to meet physical requirements (standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, climbing).
• Lifting requirement of 35 lbs.
• Ability to support people with repositioning, lifting and transferring.
• SCIP-R certification as per guidelines.
• CPR certification.
• Medication Administration certification.
• Part-time Direct Support professionals are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week and not more than 29 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Respects and maintains the confidentiality of the person served.
• Plans, coordinates and implements meaningful activities daily: daily living and personal care needs as well as person-centered activities.
• Completes tasks to ensure health and safety of each person served.
• Safely transports people following proper procedures when approved to drive.
• Determines community activity plans with their group and schedules activities.
• Performs daily site cleaning, food preparation and laundry as needed.
• Completes daily documentation and other paperwork to OPWDD and agency standards promptly.
• Attends staff meetings and trainings.
• Maintains compliance with mandated in-service and online training.
• Flexibility to work assignments as needed at the agency within shift/availability.
• Performs SCIP-R.
• Records time worked and ensures minimum hours hired.
• Administers medications and follows proper procedures as required.
• Specific work functions may vary by department/location.
• Complies with agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Multitasking

Reading and writing

Basic computer skills

Physical stamina

Communication

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

CPR certification

SCIP-R

Medication Administration

Driver's License

Job description

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL, CERTIFIED DAY SERVICES

• DIRECT SUPPORT - DAY SERVICES
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: DIREC030539

Locations

Showing 1 location

DAY HAB - OP DAY HAB
ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127, USA

Description

Hourly Pay Range: $19.00-$26.94

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm

All Direct Support Professionals support the persons served character, choices, strengths, interests and needs while ensuring a safe, healthy and clean environment. Direct Support Professionals plan, coordinate and implement meaningful activities that promote independence, inclusion, and productivity of people served by People Inc. on a daily basis through areas of daily living, personal care needs, and activities such as games, music and art.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respects and maintains the confidentiality of the person served. Demonstrates a positive and caring attitude towards person served, families and staff.
• Plans, coordinates and implements meaningful activities on a daily basis: areas of daily living and personal care needs as well as person centered activities that promote independence, inclusion and productivity.
• Completes all tasks necessary to ensure health and safety of each person receiving services.
• Safely transports people following proper procedures when approved to drive.
• Determines with their group the community places they would like to go and schedules and documents these activities
• Performs daily site cleaning, food preparation and laundry as needed.
• Completes daily documentation and other paperwork OPWDD and agency standards promptly and accurately as applicable.
• Attends/participates in general staff meetings, in-service training and other pertinent agency meetings/trainings.
• Maintains compliance with agency mandated in-service and online training.
• Flexibility to work assignments as needed at the agency within shift and/or other availability. For Day Services, this may include being assigned a residential and/or alternate day program site to work partially, or in full based, upon status of day program service delivery.
• Performs CPR and Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R).
• Responsible for recording time worked at the start and end of each shift and to work the minimum number of accepted hours hired for.
• Administers medications and follows proper procedures as required.
• Specific work functions and hours worked may vary from specific departments and locations.
• Comply with all agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18 years of age.
• HS Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License that meets agency policy.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend plans and documentation.
• Basic computer skills necessary for communication and documentation.
• Ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and climbing.
• Lifting requirement of 35 lbs.
• Ability to support people receiving services with repositioning, lifting and transferring as required by their person-centered plan.
• Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification as per regulatory guidelines.
• Certification in CPR.
• Certified in Medication Administration.
• Part-time Direct Support professionals are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week and not more than 29 hours per week unless otherwise specified by program.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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