Full Time Evening - Direct Support Professional

Young Adult Institute Inc

Queens, US
Base: $18.00 / hour; bonus/equity: not specified; ...
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Upholding personal rights and providing emotional support
Facilitating community connections and social capital
Ensuring health, wellness, and safety of individuals
** Young Adult Institute Inc. is seeking a Full-Time Evening Direct Support Professional to provide care and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, promoting social integration, and ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals supported. **

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

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** Young Adult Institute Inc. is seeking a Full-Time Evening Direct Support Professional to provide care and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, promoting social integration, and ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals supported. **

Salary

Base: $18.00 / hour; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Upholding personal rights and providing emotional support
  • Facilitating community connections and social capital
  • Ensuring health, wellness, and safety of individuals
  • Implementing individualized service and behavior support plans
  • Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized therapeutic environment
  • Collecting and recording data on individual behavior
  • Teamwork and solution-oriented approach during conflicts

Nice-to-have

  • Patience and tolerance in interactions
  • Willingness to take initiative
  • Positivity, empathy, and compassion
  • Calmness in stressful situations
  • 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 SCIP-R certification
  • Hold or obtain additional certifications as required
  • Valid Driver's License and Van certification (if applicable)

Work Rights

Not specified

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