Part Time Wknd Evening - Direct Support Professional

Young Adult Institute Inc

Queens, US
Base: $16.78 / hour; bonus/equity: not specified; ...
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Assists individuals with daily living
Ensures health, wellness, and safety
Implements individualized service plans
** Young Adult Institute Inc is seeking a Part-Time Weekend Evening Direct Support Professional in Queens, NY, who will assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in maximizing their strengths and achieving personal goals. The role involves providing emotional support, supervision, and assistance with daily living activities while fostering community connections. **

Job Summary

  • Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships.
  • Supports people to meet personal goals that characterize quality of life, engages in respectful communications and conversations through person-first language, encourages socializing and facilitates activities that provide social capital and connections to the community.
  • Responsible for the overall supervision, protection, and care of individuals at all times including maintenance of program guidelines for the protection of individuals, facilitating learning and training in fire safety and identifying and appropriately escalating signs of an individual’s potential harm to self or others.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** Young Adult Institute Inc is seeking a Part-Time Weekend Evening Direct Support Professional in Queens, NY, who will assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in maximizing their strengths and achieving personal goals. The role involves providing emotional support, supervision, and assistance with daily living activities while fostering community connections. **

Salary

Base: $16.78 / hour; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Assists individuals with daily living
  • Ensures health, wellness, and safety
  • Implements individualized service plans
  • Maintains therapeutic environment
  • Provides personal care and ADLs
  • Administers medication as prescribed
  • Transports and escorts individuals
  • Collects and records data
  • Completes required paperwork and documentation
  • Works weekends and evenings

Nice-to-have

  • Demonstrates positivity, patience, and empathy
  • Remains calm in stressful situations
  • Works in a fast-paced environment
  • Develops understanding of specialized clinical knowledge

Key Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Ability to meet essential physical demands
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Basic computer skills
  • Must hold or obtain SCIP-R
  • Must hold or obtain additional certifications as required
  • Ability to work beyond regularly scheduled hours
  • Valid Driver’s License and Van certification (for certain assignments)

Work Rights

Not specified

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