Community Habilitation - Dsp 2

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YAI is seeking a highly motivated Direct Support Professional (DSP) for our Community Habilitation services in Westchester and its surrounding areas.

As a Community Habilitation staff member, you will provide one-on-one support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You play an integral role in teaching various life skills while providing recreational opportunities to promote community integration. The goal of this program is to empower the people we support to obtain greater independence.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring health, wellness and safety by managing crisis situations and providing appropriate supervision of the people we support .
• Adhering to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Maintaining a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods: Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making.
• Completing mandatory trainings based on the program and position (AMAP, CPR/First Aid, SCIP-R, Defensive Driving, etc.), as well as applying skills.
• Ensuring person centered plans are implemented.
• Transporting and escorting people we support on recreational activities, medical appointment, home visits, etc.
• Completing documentation to ensure compliance and billing .
• Demonstrating a willingness to assist people with ADLs .
• Using effective communication skills & time management skills
• Using foundational Teaching skills (EMOE, Task analysis, essential skills, supports and modifications, etc.
• Providing one-to-one supports in community and home settings.
• Meeting and demonstrating OPWDD Core Competencies.
• Building Positive relationships.

Education And Experience

• Basic written and verbal communication.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Valid Driver's License may be required depending upon the position.
• Work or life experience within the intellectual/developmental disabilities field is a plus * Ability to support people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
• Tuberculosis test mandatory for most positions
• High School Diploma or GED preferred

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to take initiative

Schedule

• Flexible; 16-20 hours/week for Part-time positions
• 40 hours/week for Full-time positions

Benefits

• DailyPay available - Work today, get paid today!
• Paid Vacation/Holidays and Sick Time
• Life Insurance
• Medical/Dental, and Vision
• Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more!
• Tuition reimbursement
• 403(b) retirement with employer matching contribution

Compensation

• $18.00/hour to $18.00/hour

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Roots

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

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