Direct Support Professional-Citizens- Non Driver

Citizens Options Unlimited; Plainview (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Options Unlimited in New York is seeking a direct care worker to assist residents with personal care, daily living activities, and participation in recreational programs. The role emphasizes safety, dignity, and independence in a supportive environment.

The position includes assisting with hygiene, meals, movement, and routine activities, with potential medication administration for AMAP-certified staff and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• Six months experience working with DDI population preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists residents with personal hygienic needs by washing, toileting, feeding and showering to enhance independence.
• Accompany residents to medical appointments where applicable.
• Performs light housekeeping to ensure facilities are clean for residents.
• Implements resident-specific programs by following the goal book outline to support independence and life goals.
• Assists residents in adhering to prescribed diets by ensuring correct portions are dispensed.
• If qualified, administers medication and medical procedures by following prescriptions and doctors' orders to ensure proper medications and treatments.
• Maintains safety of each resident by ongoing supervision and using safety techniques and adaptive equipment.
• Provides ongoing supervision by staying in close proximity to residents to ensure safety and well-being.
• Implements recreational activities by assisting residents in arts and crafts, games, and sports to meet recreational needs.
• Participates in inter-disciplinary team meetings to discuss progress and ideas.
• Purchases clothing, grooming, and other personal items to meet residents’ daily living needs.
• If applicable, trains new employees by covering training manuals and demonstrating direct care skills.
• Performs additional duties as requested by supervisor.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Provides ongoing care and assistance to the residents by assisting in self care and recreational activities to ensure residents maintain a safe and quality lifestyle. Values and Embraces Diversity in Backgrounds and experiences for every person in every community. Stive to create an open, inclusive environment in which every employee has the opportunity to flourish. Demonstrates a commitment to understanding cultural differences and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

As a non-qualified driver, you are prohibited to drive an agency vehicle or transport the people we support, regardless of circumstance.

Responsibilities

• 1) Assists resident with personal hygienic needs by washing, toileting, feeding and showering to ensure that residents maintain good personal hygiene and to enhance their independence. If applicable, accompany residents to medical appointments. Performs light housekeeping tasks to ensure facilities are clean for residents.
• Implements resident specific programs by following the goal book outline to ensure independence and life goals for residents.
• Assists residents in adhering to prescribed diets by ensuring correct portions are dispensed to ensure maintenance of ideal weight range.
• If qualified, (AMAP certified), administers medication and medical procedures by following prescriptions and doctors' orders to insure proper medications and treatments given to residents.
• Maintains safety of each resident by on-going supervision and by utilizing safety techniques and adaptive equipment to protect resident from injury.
• Provides ongoing supervision at all times by being in close physical proximity to residents to insure the residents' safety and well-being.
• Implements recreational activities by assisting residents in arts and crafts, playing tapes, setting out board games, playing basketball, etc. to meet residents' recreational needs
• Serves as a member of the inter-disciplinary team by attending and participating in all meetings to discuss residents' progress and goal achievements and to offer and gather resident specific information and ideas.
• Purchases clothing, grooming, and other personal items to meet residents daily living needs and to fulfill residents' requests to ensure appropriate appearance of resident.
• If applicable, trains new employees by covering training manual and demonstrating direct care skills to insure new employee is sufficiently prepared to handle position.
• Performs additional duties as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred and six (6) months experience working with DDI population preferred. Ability to understand written and oral directives/information.