Direct Support Professional - Dsp 1

Young Adult Institute Inc

Manhattan, NY, US
$18.00 hourly ph
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Upholding personal rights
Providing emotional support
Building positive relationships
** Young Adult Institute Inc. is seeking a Direct Support Professional in Manhattan, NY, to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing emotional support and facilitating activities that enhance their quality of life. The role requires a compassionate individual who can maintain a safe and organized environment while implementing personalized support plans. **

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 Direct Support Professional in Manhattan, NY, to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing emotional support and facilitating activities that enhance their quality of life. The role requires a compassionate individual who can maintain a safe and organized environment while implementing personalized support plans. **

Salary

$18.00 hourly

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • upholding personal rights
  • providing emotional support
  • building positive relationships
  • respectful communications
  • person-first language
  • facilitating activities
  • supervision and protection
  • maintaining program guidelines
  • facilitating learning and training
  • health, wellness, and safety
  • managing crisis situations
  • person-centered, individualized plans
  • clean, safe, and organized environment
  • safe & appropriate handling procedures
  • infection control protocols
  • personal care and ADLs
  • medication administration
  • teaching/developing skills
  • person-centered advocacy
  • assisting in communication
  • facilitating ethical decision making
  • planning and preparing meals
  • transporting and escorting individuals
  • safeguarding personal allowance funds
  • understanding specialized clinical knowledge
  • implementing Behavior Support Plan
  • collecting and recording data
  • observing and reporting changes
  • teamwork within the circle of support
  • completing and maintaining trainings
  • electronic health record entry
  • completing required paperwork
  • foundational teaching skills
  • behavior as communication
  • HIPAA compliance
  • reporting maintenance concerns
  • consulting with program leadership
  • approved YAI and OPWDD training techniques
  • providing coverage for other staff
  • participating in treatment plan development
  • operating YAI motor vehicle

Nice-to-have

  • willingness to take initiative
  • demonstrate positivity, patience, empathy, compassion
  • remain calm in stressful situations
  • work in a high energy, fast-paced environment
  • solution-oriented approach during conflicts

Key Requirements

  • at least 18 years of age
  • Ability to meet essential physical demands
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Basic computer skills
  • Hold or obtain and maintain SCIP-R
  • Hold or obtain and maintain additional certifications as required
  • Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships
  • Ability to work beyond regularly scheduled hours/shift
  • Hold or obtain and maintain valid Driver’s License and Van certification

Work Rights

Not specified

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