Direct Support Professional (Day Hab)

AHRC NASSAU; Village of Freeport (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

AHRC Nassau is seeking Direct Support Professionals to provide consistent, compassionate support in Day Habilitation and ICF programs. You will assist individuals with self-care, health, safety, and socialization while promoting independence and community engagement.

Responsibilities include transporting participants, supporting volunteers, and maintaining documentation. A NYS driver's license is required, with renewal per agency policy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver License.
• Maintain NYS Driver’s License and remain a qualified driver per agency policy.
• Minimum one year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety of program volunteers at sites, community hubs, and volunteer jobs.
• Trains volunteers to perform tasks at primary site and hub locations.
• Acts as second staff support transporting volunteers to and from sites and hubs.
• Acts as liaison between volunteers and site staff.
• Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers and staff.
• Reports volunteers’ satisfaction or concerns to Site Manager.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Promotes agency philosophies and core values at all hubs.
• Ensures safety and reports incidents to Site Manager and AHRC management and NYS Justice Center.
• Monitors mandatory training and maintains certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP) per deadlines.
• Performs additional duties as requested by supervisor.

Skills

Good oral and written communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training

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