Direct Support Professional I

Hillside • Orchard Park, NY

83d • $19 - $24

About The Position

The Direct Support Professional I partners with a team of skilled professionals and families to provide services that are family-driven, youth-guided, trauma-informed, and culturally competent to help youth reach their full potential. This role creates a safe, nurturing, and peaceful environment that provides opportunities for the successful development of life skills and social skills for youth and families receiving services.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of Approved Medication Administrative Personnel (AMAP) training within 1 year.
• CPR certification required or obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate the emotional competence and good judgment required to build productive, engaged children, youth, staff and family relationships.
• Ability to complete all required documentation in timely fashion according to established policies and regulations.
• Ability to recognize and address escalating and dysregulated youth behavior, and utilize training provided in behavior management and Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP).
• Demonstrate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills with self and others.
• Understand importance of effective communication at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and care to the individuals they serve, assisting with their daily living skills according to established program standards and follow all applicable safety and mandated reporting protocols.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and report on treatment objectives and modalities that are utilized to support the individuals' goals.
• Assess the effectiveness of individual care plans (e.g., behavior, safety, treatment, and routine support plan).
• Build professional relationships with peers that support individual development and success.
• Provide purposeful activities, based on the individual’s current developmental level that foster skill development to help them prepare for transitions and interactions in the community.
• Monitor participating individual’s emotional and behavior status and document accordingly.
• Partner with the family-driven treatment team to ensure all decisions are made in the best interest of the youth.
• Complete all required documentation according to established policies and regulations.
• Follow established procedures for passing/administering medications to individuals receiving services.
• Maintain daily communication with appropriate staff to ensure relevant behaviors and/or concerns are shared in order to support client needs.
• Recognize escalated youth behavior and effectively apply the continuum of crisis prevention and intervention through verbal and non-verbal de-escalation skills to reduce risk.
• Promote participant learning through reflective practice in collaboration with the treatment team to ensure lasting outcomes.
• Execute a wide variety of support tasks, including transporting for medical appointments, various housekeeping duties, administration of medication and managing petty cash.
• Execute staff training initiatives.
• Transport youth as required.

Benefits

• $19.00 Minimum pay rate, $24.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees