Direct Support Professional (Day Hab)

AHRC NASSAU; Village of Freeport (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

AHRC Nassau in Freeport, NY is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide daily assistance to individuals in Day Habilitation and ICF programs, promoting independence, safety, and well-being.

You will transport participants, support personal goals, document activities, and collaborate with the team to foster inclusion. Qualifications include a high school diploma, good communication, valid NYS driver's license, and prior experience with developmental disabilities preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver License.
• Must transfer out-of-state license to NYS within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum 1 year experience with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety of program volunteers at sites and community hubs.
• Trains program volunteers for tasks at agency, community sites, and hub locations.
• Acts as second staff support transporting volunteers to and from sites.
• Liaises between volunteer sites and program volunteers.
• Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers and staff.
• Reports volunteers’ progress and concerns to Site Manager.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Promotes agency philosophies and inclusion principles at all sites.
• Ensures safety of program volunteers and reports incidents as required.
• Monitors mandatory training and maintains required certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP).
• Performs additional duties as requested by supervisor.

Skills

Communication

Driver's license

Experience with disabilities

AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) play a vital role in upholding our agency’s mission and core values through every interaction. They provide continuous support to individuals participating in Day Habilitation and ICF programs, ensuring a high quality of life and promoting independence. DSPs assist individuals with self-care, health, safety, socialization, and overall well-being. Support individuals in achieving their personal goals and enhancing their independence. Facilitate opportunities for personal growth, socialization, and skill-building in a community-based setting. Serve as second staff support by transporting participants to and from program sites, volunteer placements, and other community activities, fostering meaningful connections within the community.

DSPs embrace diversity in all its forms and strive to create an inclusive, welcoming environment where every individual feels valued. They demonstrate cultural awareness and actively support a culture of equity and inclusion.

This position embraces diversity in all its forms and strives to create an inclusive, welcoming environment where every individual feels valued. They demonstrate cultural awareness and actively support a culture of equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensures safety of program volunteers while at program site, agency locations, community volunteer jobs, and all other hubs sites
• Trains program volunteers to perform functional/meaningful and/or volunteer job tasks to the best of their abilities at primary agency, community volunteer jobs and other hub sites
• Acts as a second staff support transporting volunteers to and from primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs and additional hub site locations
• Acts as liaison between the volunteer’s job site staff and program volunteers.
• Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers, and with all persons at primary site, and all other agencies, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites.
• Reports volunteers’ success/satisfaction and/or problems/concerns encountered during day activities to volunteer’s Site Manager.
• Appropriately completes all required documentation.
• Promotes and enforces all agency philosophies, including the guiding principles/POM and CQL at primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites
• Ensures safety of program volunteers at all times and reports incidents to volunteer’s Site Manager, and/or AHRC management and/or the NYS Justice Center
• Monitors and attends all mandatory training, and personally ensures that their attendance is scheduled per deadlines. Accompanying certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP) are sustained and scheduled as per required timeframes
• Performs additional related duties as requested by supervisor

Personal outcome measures’ training is required prior to completion of evaluations and assessments

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Responsibilities and tasks may evolve or change at the discretion of the organization.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Good oral and written communication skills
• AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training preferred
• Valid NYS Driver License
• You must Maintain a NYS Driver’s License and remain a qualified driver in accordance with the agency’s driver policy.
• Additionally, if you currently maintain an out-of-state driver’s license; you must transfer your license to NYS within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum one (1) year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred

Physical Demands/Work Environment: Physical Aspects may include, but are not limited to, lifting and transferring of an adult participant. Acting as a second staff support during Transportation as needed, inclusive of wheelchair vehicle/lockdowns