Direct Support Professional M-F 60 Morning Cross

Andrus Childrens Center•Yonkers, NY

13d

About The Position

The Direct Care Youth Worker is responsible to maintain a safe, predictable and therapeutic living environment for children in care at Andrus while supporting the agency’s mission, vision, core values and treatment philosophy. The Direct Support Professional provides close supervision, counseling, and support to the children during all cottage-based activities. The Direct Support Professional is responsible for planning and implementing individual and group initiatives to build children’s skills and self-esteem. The Direct Support Professional ensures that the basic needs of children are met, and that the cottage is maintained in a safe, orderly, predictable, therapeutic, structured and clean condition. The Direct Support Professional works as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes recreation therapists, teachers, social workers and other professionals.

Requirements

CPR/First Aid certification preferred (in-service trainings are mandatory)
Minimum of HS diploma (or equivalent), required
Willing to train the right candidate
A valid driver’s license in good standing for a minimum of 3 years
The ability to maintain a driver’s license in good standing according to our policy is required
Computer proficient and navigate Microsoft Office suite
Ability to access and utilize ADP app on smartphone or other device for access to agency programs
lift
reach
walk
climb stairs
bend
Candidates who are successfully hired, must participate in our Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training which concludes with a written and verbal test, and you will be evaluated on conducting a proper physical restraint.

Nice To Haves

Multi-lingual a plus

Responsibilities

Assuring the safety of each resident and for the cottage community
Actively supervising the residents at all times, based on their age and level, to assure everyone’s safety.
Supervising the residents by participating with them in scheduled activities
Ensure that assigned youth attend appointments including, but not limited to psychiatry, medical, etc.
Ensure that physical spaces of cottage are clean, neat and organized
Ensure that applicable paperwork is completed and submitted in timely fashion
Enacting the program schedule as written and on time
Using all aspects of Sanctuary in the care s/he provides
Using all aspects of trauma sensitive care in the services s/he provides
Using all techniques of TCI to prevent triggering, to intervene early to prevent escalation to crisis, for safe management of any crisis that does arise, and for assuring safety and learning after any crisis. This includes becoming skilled in LSIs and conflict resolutions, and conducting them for even minor conflicts, to minimize the occurrence of larger conflicts.
Assuring that Safety Plans and ICMPs are in place, available to all staff and actively used to guide treatment.
Understanding the importance of and takes responsibility for teamwork and good communication
Planning and enacting smooth transitions from one activity to the next
Must have flexibility to move to any residential cottage based on program needs
Supports overall strategic plan of the organization
Ability to adhere to our organization’s core values and commitments