DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL- RESPITE (BUFFALO)

People Inc. (NY); Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

PTO Buyback

Affordable Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Mentoring

Shift Incentives

Job summary

People Inc. (NY) is seeking a part-time Direct Support Professional for respite services in Buffalo, NY. You will support people served with daily living activities, personal care, and community participation in a safe, respectful environment.

Shift is Monday to Friday, late afternoons, 16–29 hours per week. Pay starts at $19/hour, increasing to $20/hour after a 6-month probationary period. Candidates need HS diploma, valid Driver's License, and ability to lift up to 35 lbs.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Valid Driver’s License per policy.
• Ability to multitask and manage several tasks.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend plans and documentation.
• Basic computer skills for communication and documentation.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, and climb.
• Lifting up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to assist with repositioning, lifting, and transferring.
• SCIP-R certification and CPR certification required.
• Part-time staff must work a minimum of 16 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Respect confidentiality and provide a caring attitude toward the person served, families and staff.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement meaningful activities daily.
• Ensure health and safety of each person served.
• Safely transport people following approved procedures.
• Perform daily site cleaning, food preparation, and laundry as needed.
• Assist in social/recreational activities and monthly calendars.
• Complete daily documentation to OPWDD and agency standards.

Skills

Multitasking

Reading plans

Documentation

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

CPR certification

SCIP-R

Job description

Posting Details

• Posted on October 30, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location Buffalo, NY, USA

• DIRECT SUPPORT - RESPITE
• Part-Time
• Requisition #: DIREC030582

Description

Pay Rate: $19

Shift: Monday-Friday late afternoons

Upon successful completion of a 6-month provisionary period, the hourly rate will increase to $20/hr.

All Direct Support Professionals support the persons served character, choices, strengths, interests and needs while ensuring a safe, healthy and clean environment. Direct Support Professionals plan, coordinate and implement meaningful activities that promote independence, inclusion, and productivity of people served by People Inc. on a daily basis through areas of daily living, personal care needs, and activities such as games, music and art.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Respects and maintains the confidentiality of the person served. Demonstrates a positive and caring attitude towards person served, families and staff.
• Plans, coordinates and implements meaningful activities on a daily basis: areas of daily living and personal care needs as well as person centered activities that promote independence, inclusion and productivity.
• Completes all tasks necessary to ensure health and safety of each person receiving services’.
• Safely transports people following proper procedures when approved to drive.
• Performs daily site cleaning, food preparation and laundry as needed.
• In a Site Based or Recreational Respite setting, assist person served in social/recreational activities and implementation of monthly activity calendars. Assist in homework assignments as needed.
• Completes daily documentation and other paperwork OPWDD and agency standards promptly and accurately as applicable.
• Attends/participates in general staff meetings, in-service training and other pertinent agency meetings/trainings.
• Keeps in compliance with agency mandated in-service and online trainings.
• Flexibility to work assignments as needed at the agency within shift and/or other availability. For Day Services, this may include being assigned a residential site to work partially, or in full based, upon status of day program service delivery.
• Performs CPR and Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R).
• Responsible to record time worked at the start and end of each shift and to work the minimum number of accepted hours hired for.
• Administers medications and follows proper procedures as required.
• Specific work functions and hours worked may vary from specific departments and locations.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 18 years of age.
• HS Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License that meets agency policy.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend plans and documentation.
• Basic computer skills necessary for communication and documentation
• Ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and climbing.
• Lifting requirement of 35 lbs.
• Ability to support people receiving services with repositioning, lifting and transferring as required by their person-centered plan.
• Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification as per regulatory guidelines.
• Certification in CPR.
• Part time Direct Support professionals are required to work a minimum of 16 hours per week and not more than 29 hours per week unless otherwise specified by program.

Why People Inc.?

• generous PTO
• PTO buyback
• affordable insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• career mentoring
• shift incentives
• and more

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