Direct Support Professional - Float

Citizen Advocates; Village of Malone (NY); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Citizen Advocates in Malone, NY is seeking a Direct Support Professional to ensure residents’ health, safety and welfare while promoting community inclusion. The role involves assisting with daily living skills, meals, and documentation, under supervision.

Responsibilities include lifting and transferring residents, providing basic first aid when needed, monitoring medications, and supporting crisis and activity programming as written by the Program Coordinator.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with one year experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.
• Experience working in a 24/7 community living environment is preferred.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions and documentation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate food, shelter and clothing for each resident.
• Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary and report needs to supervisor.
• Provide individual assessment and instruction in daily living skills.
• Lift, transfer and position residents as prescribed.
• Prepare meals with resident involvement.
• Monitor and dispense medications per physician orders.

Skills

Confidentiality

Putting individuals first

Building relationships

Professionalism

Ethical conduct

Organization

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Location: 31 6th Street, Malone, NY 12953

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $18.00 - $22.00 Hourly

Job Summary

A Direct Support Professional ensures individuals' health, safety and welfare, enhances the quality of individuals' lives, and supports community inclusion.

Essential Functions (Job Duties)

• Ensure adequate food, shelter and clothing is available for each resident.
• Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or as requested by nurse or supervisor, reporting nursing and medical needs to a supervisor as needed.
• Provide individual assessment and instruction to residents in daily living skills.
• Lift, transfer and position as prescribed.
• Prepare meals, involving residents in preparation.
• Intervene and assist in crisis situations, accessing appropriate resources as needed.
• Provide support for community outings.
• Monitor and dispense medications and adhere to physician’s orders.
• Provide programming as written by Program Coordinator.
• Communicate programming information to Program Coordinator and Manager as needed.
• Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
• Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
• Utilize the least restrictive prompting at all times.
• Follow behavior plans and crisis management plans as written.
• Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
• Attend appropriate training in accordance with the agency's personnel policies and maintain required certifications.
• Perform any related duties as assigned.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation as required.
• Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure manual.
• Accurately document client care and medical information as prescribed.
• Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep as instructed.
• Follow universal precautions protocols.
• Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
• Protect client confidentiality.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. with families, other organizations and the community.
• Follow program policy and procedure manual as written.

Competencies

• Confidentiality
• Putting individuals first
• Building and maintaining positive relationships
• Professionalism
• Ethical conduct
• Organization

Qualifications

Workweek schedule: Community Living is a 24‑hour operation 7 days per week. Schedule determined by supervisor to meet location/departmental needs.

Hours and schedules may vary depending on company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur.

Travel: Travel as needed; mostly for resident hospital visits. Travel as far as Albany, NY.

Required Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED with one year experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.

Other Duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment at Citizen Advocates is “at will”. You are free to resign at any time and for any reason sufficient to you, just as Citizen Advocates is free to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason. We do not guarantee continued or permanent employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizen Advocates is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affir…