Direct Support Specialist: Empower Independence & Community

AHRC Nassau; East Meadow (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

AHRC Nassau is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support individuals in Day Habilitation and ICF programs, promoting independence and a high quality of life.

DSPs assist with self-care, health, safety, socialization, and goal achievement, while transporting participants to activities and serving as second staff. Applicants should have a high school diploma, good communication skills, a valid NYS driver license, and prior disability experience 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.
• Minimum one year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Valid NYS Driver License

AMAP/First Aid/CPR/SCIP-R Training

Job description

AHRC Nassau is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to support individuals in Day Habilitation and ICF programs, promoting independence and a high quality of life.

DSPs assist with self-care, health, safety, socialization, and goal achievement, while transporting participants to activities and serving as second staff. Applicants should have a high school diploma, good communication skills, a valid NYS driver license, and prior disability experience preferred.