Junior Direct Support Professional

Arc Herkimer; Village of Herkimer (NY); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 26 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Per diem positions

Paid training

Résumé du poste

Arc Herkimer is seeking Junior Direct Support Professionals to assist individuals with disabilities in homes or community settings. This per diem program offers a $16/hour rate, with opportunities to gain experience and provide respectful, supportive care.

Candidates must be 16–17 years old, with paid training provided. A minimum of 16 hours per month is required, including eight weekend hours (Fri 4pm– Sun 11:59pm).

Qualifications

• Must be between the ages of 16-17 years old.
• No previous experience is required - we provide paid training.
• Staff must work a minimum of 16 hours a month (8 of those hours must occur during a weekend shift: Friday 4pm- Sunday 11:59pm).

Responsabilités

• Assisting individuals with feeding, laundry, cleaning of the residence, yardwork, assisting with outings, 1:1 activities within the residence, meal preparation, fire evacuations, or other emergency situations.

Description du poste

Arc Herkimer is looking for Junior Direct Support Professionals to work with individuals with disabilities and help them achieve their goals!!! Junior Direct Support Professionals (Jr. DSPs) promote positive self-esteem of individuals in a home setting or in the community through consistent positive interactions, support, encouragement, and unconditional respect of individuals’ rights.

We have per diem positions available for this program.

Rate of pay: $16/hour

The Jr. DSP program is for people those looking to gain experience with working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Activities/duties include, but not limited to:

• Assisting individualswith feeding, laundry, cleaning of the residence, yardwork, assisting withoutings, 1:1 activities within the residence, meal preparation, fire evacuations, or other emergencysituations.

Position requirements:

• Must be between the ages of 16-17years old.


• No previous experience is required - we provide paid training!


• Staff must work a minimum of 16 hours a month (8 of those hours must occur during aweekend shift: Friday 4pm- Sunday 11:59pm).

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Arc Herkimer values diversity and seeks to sustain an environment in which the unique talents of each individual can flourish and contribute to the Arc Herkimer mission. It is the policy of Arc Herkimer not to discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristics/genetic information or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, ethic group identification, traits historically associated with race, citizenship, creed, marital status, familial status, reproductive health decision making, and all other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including a known relationship or association with any member of a protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination of employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training/development at all levels of employment.

Arc Herkimer prohibits discrimination by or against employees, interns, representatives, vendors contractors, and all other persons doing business with or for the agency.

The agency is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and