Direct Support Professional - DSP 1-12401

YAI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

YAI is opening the START Resource Center in Kingston, NY and seeks a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This part-time role is scheduled Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM. The DSP assists with personal care and daily living activities, provides emotional support, teaches skills, ensures safety, enforces program guidelines, and helps individuals pursue goals in line with IPOPs and BSPs.

Qualifications

• Empathy and patience when supporting individuals.
• Clear communication with people served and team members.
• Ability to implement person-centered plans and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assists individuals in maximizing strengths and abilities while upholding personal rights.
• Supports personal goals and encourages socialization and community connections.
• Ensures health, safety, and supervision; follows program guidelines and crisis procedures.
• Provides care in ADLs, including personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized therapeutic environment.
• Transports and escorts individuals to activities and appointments.
• Gathers data on behaviors and reports changes to supervisors.

Skills

Patience & tolerance

Strong communication

Person-centered approach

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Program

• Region 3 CSIDD/START

Location

• Kingston - 1111 Flatbush Road

Schedule

• Part Time , Saturday and Sunday;2:00pm - 10:00pm

About the Position:

YAI is looking for a Direct Support Professional (DSP) to support our newly opening START Resource Center in Kingston, New York.

Mission Statement:

YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range ofservices across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. Our enthusiastic staff ofover 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. If you share ourvision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships.
• Supports people to meet personal goals that characterize quality of life, engages in respectful communications and conversations through person-first language, encourages socializing and facilitates activities that provide social capital and connections to the community.
• Responsible for the overall supervision, protection, and care of individuals at all times including maintenance of program guidelines for the protection of individuals, facilitating learning and training in fire safety and identifying and appropriately escalating signs of an individual’s potential harm to self or others.
• Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to applicable policies, procedures and regulations.
• Provides support in a variety of settings and in accordance with each person’s individualized service and behavior support plans, utilizing support skills for people with varying levels of need and demonstrating the OPWDD Core Competencies.
• Ensures implementation of person-centered, individualized plans following levels of supervision and safeguards including protective oversight (IPOPs), as well as Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), Staff Action and/or Life Plans for all people we support, understanding the intentions and goals of the plans.
• Maintains a clean, safe and organized therapeutic environment.
• Utilizes safe & appropriate handing procedures when working with individuals and implements infection control protocols.
• Assists with a variety of tasks for people we support, as appropriate/authorized, including:
  • Providing personal care and assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) including intimate care and personal hygiene (e.g. bathing, dressing, and toileting), laundry and housekeeping.
  • Ensuring that medication is administered as prescribed, in accordance with applicable guidelines.
  • Teaching/developing skills.
  • Supporting person-centered advocacy with the individuals.
  • Assisting in communication, self-expression and resolving disputes amongst individuals.
  • Facilitating ethical decision making.
  • Providing supervision for and/or planning and preparing balanced meals and snacks for people we support in accordance with dietary restrictions and guidelines of specific individuals including for modified diets or liquid consistencies.
  • Transporting and escorting individuals on recreational activities, medical appointments, home visits, volunteer and/or employment sites, etc.
  • Assisting people with making purchases, as well as safeguarding personal allowance funds and any additional funds provided.
• Develops an understanding of specialized clinical knowledge for person specific needs (supporting adults, challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorders, complex medical needs).
• Implements Behavior Support Plan as written by Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS).
• Collects, records, and summarizes data on individuals’ observable behavior.
• Observes and reports any changes in behavior, or other signs and symptoms, to clinical and/or leadership team.
• Serves as a member of a highly effecti