Sub Direct Support Professional - HeartShare Human Services
About The Position
The Day Support Professional implements person-centered services for each program participant, ensuring that individual goals and valued outcomes are addressed through center-based and community inclusion activities. The role is directly responsible for participants’ overall safety and well-being. The position supports participants in developing skills, socializing, taking part in activities, building relationships, and engaging with their communities. It also includes transportation, personal care and supervision, documentation, crisis intervention, and reporting concerns or incidents to program management. The role is per diem and based in Bayside, New York, with a day shift and travel of up to 50%.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One or more years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.
- Valid New York State driver’s license is preferred.
- CNA certification or a Direct Support Professional certificate from an accredited public or private organization is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Valid New York State driver’s license.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
- Direct Support Professional (DSP) certificate from an accredited public or private organization.
- One or more years’ experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Implement each participant’s Day Services Plan in keeping with their specific goals and valued outcomes.
- Participate in planning and implementing activities at the program center and in the community.
- Train and teach participants according to their individual goals and valued outcomes.
- Facilitate skills development, socialization, and active participation in group-room and community activities.
- Provide support that considers each participant’s individual needs and routines.
- Facilitate participants’ community inclusion according to their needs, interests, and desires.
- Support participants in forming and maintaining friendships with neighbors, co-workers, and peers, and encourage interactions with community members.
- Promote the development of participants’ personal relationships.
- Transport participants in agency vehicles as required for community inclusion, recreation, and travel to and from home.
- Participate in planning group recreational trips and outings.
- Participate, as requested, in Interdisciplinary Team meetings for participants receiving direct support and services.
- Collect consumer-related information, including behavioral and goal-related data, community inclusion logs, and communication books, and ensure it is accurate and complete.
- Complete written reports and documentation on time.
- Ensure participants are clean and safe, and are not left alone or unsupervised inappropriately.
- Assist with bussing, lunchtime meals, and toileting as assigned.
- Accompany participants to clinic or emergency room visits as assigned.
- Provide crisis intervention and counseling as required.
- Immediately report incidents, including allegations of abuse or neglect and serious reportable incidents, to program management.
- Ensure group-room equipment and supplies are stored safely and appropriately.
- Help maintain overall program orderliness and cleanliness, particularly in the assigned group room.
- Immediately report hazards or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
- Undertake additional tasks and initiatives within the role’s scope as assigned by the supervisor to meet program and participant needs.
Benefits
- A bi-annual discretionary bonus may be included in the total compensation package.
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Education Level
High school or GED
