DSP Overnight Awake -CITZ Non Driver

Citizens Options Unlimited; Village of Westbury (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Options Unlimited is seeking Direct Support Professionals to provide overnight and morning support to residents in the Residential Services program, helping with self-care, health, safety, meals, and daily living to maintain a high quality of life.

You will follow treatment plans, assist with medication administration per AMAP policy, document events affecting well-being, and transport residents to day programs if needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel) status required and maintained.
• Ability to communicate and understand written and oral directives/information.
• Excellent team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight and morning support to residents to maintain a high quality of life.
• Assist with self-care routines, health, safety, and daily living activities.
• Assist with household chores and meal preparation as needed.
• Follow treatment plans and use adaptive equipment to promote independence and safety.
• Report events that may affect health and well-being of residents.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

AMAP status

Job description

Overview

Practice and promote the agency’s mission statement and guiding principles in every interaction. Provide ongoing support to the people that live in the Residential Services program to ensure that a high quality of life is maintained. Provide support in the areas of, for example, self-care routines, health, safety, household chores, socialization, and overall wellbeing. Values and Embraces Diversity in backgrounds and experiences for every person in every community. Strive to create an open, inclusive environment in which every employee has the opportunity to flourish Demononstrates a commitment to understanding cultural differences and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Practices and promotes the agency’s mission statement in every interaction.
• Provide ongoing support to people during the overnight and morning hours (i.e., self-care routines to include toileting, feeding, showering, dressing and diapering), health, safety, alternate positioning and overall well being and to ensure that a high quality of life is maintained.
• Ensures a safe and clean home by providing support to people to assist them with the completion of household chores and by participating in said household chores as needed (i.e., laundry, etc.)
• Follows all treatment plans and utilizes all corresponding adaptive and safety equipment needed for each person to promote independence and ensure their health, safety and well-being
• Reports and documents any events/activities that may hinder the health, safety and well-being of the person that reside there (i.e., allegations of abuse, injuries, broken equipment, falls, etc.)
• Supports people in the morning with preparing meals by teaching concepts such as diet adherence, portion control and cooking skills
• Assists people with medication administration according to the AMAP policy and procedures.
• Accompanies or transports the people supported using safe driving practices to their day programs, or job locations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred
• Successful completion and maintenance of AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel) status
• Theability to communicate and understand written and oral directives/information
• Excellent team player with a positive attitude.

Qualified driver status not required for overnight Direct Support Professionals that work 11pm – 7am as 911 will be called for all overnight medical emergencies as most overnight staff must remain on grounds to meet minimum staffing requirements. Therefore, as a non-qualified driver, you cannot use an agency vehicle or transport the people we support.