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Direct Support Professional Non-Driving - EDG003 - Sunday - Thursday 12am - 8am

Job Details

Job Location

Edgemere Commons - Far Rockaway, NY

Education Level

High School

Salary Range

$17.91 - $17.91 Hourly

Job Description

Provide all aspects of care to individuals served to enable them to become independent and productive. This position may have supervised / unsupervised contact and/or conversational interaction with people served while working in the residences or when providing coverage to the front desk.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for asserting in the planning, developing and implementation of goals and training to further develop skills of people served by including, but not limited to:

• budgeting

• grooming

• nutritional planning

• use of public transportation

• use of community resources

• shopping

• housekeeping

• physical health

• adaptive behavior/independent living

• nutrition

• vocational development

• social development

  Monitor the progress of people served. Tasks essential to this duty include, but are not limited to: seeing, hearing and observing, performing manual tasks; reading and writing (documentation); lifting, climbing, and descending stairs; traveling, boarding, and de-boarding agency vehicles and public transportation vehicles (i.e. bus, subway). Provide training in daily living skills and other areas.

• Responsible for coordinating evacuation and ensuring resident safety in emergencies (i.e., fire drills). Essential functions of this duty include the ability to climb and descend stairs and fire escapes and assist others to do the same. This may include both verbal and physical prompting.

• Supervise and monitor persons who serve self-administration of medication.

  Abilities required include reading, writing, communication, observation for side effects, and monitoring medical conditions such as blood sugar levels.

  Other Responsibilities:

• Follow-up on any aftercare/recommendations for treatment. Escort/accompany individuals as needed on appointments (medical, psychiatric).

• Assist individuals in researching and obtaining appropriate community resources applicable to their needs and goals.

• Work schedules and locations are subject to change.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

• This does not limit the assignment of duties or exclude the performance of other duties, not mentioned, as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Qualifications

A high school diploma or equivalency diploma is required. A valid New York State Driver’s License with 2 years of driving experience is required. Experience working with adults with behavioral health or other disabilities preferred.