What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional - Day Hab without Walls position at Coarc?
Direct Support Professionals-Day Hab without Walls Program
Hudson, NY
New Sign on Bonus: $2500.00
Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour
37.5-hour work week: Monday- Friday 8am-3:30pm
Non-Exempt
Discover the Rewards of a Career in Direct Support
We are looking for applicants that are willing to help support our mission and vision while working with the people we support.
Quite simply put:
In this program, you will be working as a Direct Support Professional in the community with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will also be working 4 hours in a Community Habilitation capacity working with adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ages 3 years and older in Columbia County, NY, can choose our Community Habilitation service. Individuals can choose this service if they are eligible for OPWDD funded services and live with a caregiver or by themselves in the community.
We provide Community Habilitation in people's homes or in the Columbia County community. Together with individuals and their family or caregiver, we create a community habilitation plan to achieve individuals' personal goals.
The focus in this position:
Support the unique personal desires and needs of the individuals at the site. Provide assistance with decision making, problem solving and providing encouragement to be come as much as a self-advocate as possible.
- Support individuals with planning and carrying out meaningful community-based activities.
- Guide the individual in making choice not have the decisions made for them.
- Take a group to college for our Coarc Goes to College and assist in the course work.
- Engage in a variety of topics: current events, advocacy, rights, silly pop culture, healthy living, public safety and more.
- Go on a variety of outings: museums, classes, libraries, bowling, zoos, aquariums and more.
- Support individuals with volunteering in the Meals on Wheels program and the American Red Cross.
- Attends dances and theatre events.
- Exercise, create art, baking and cooking groups.
- Teach life skills like math, reading, spelling, computer and caring for animals.
- Assist with toileting if needed.
- Complete required documentation.
- Work on community socialization skills and integration.
If you are a caring nurturing person with a strong desire to help others this is the job for you.
The requirements of this position:
- High School Diploma or GED (now called TASC)-Preferred
- Exceptional written, communication, and computer skills
- A valid driver's license.
- Ability to be certified in all required trainings.
- Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.
- One-year experience working with individuals with disabilities (Preferred)
We have excellent benefits (health, dental vision), paid training and plenty of paid time off.
Do you have outstanding student loans, and are you interested in student loan forgiveness? Coarc is considered a qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Coarc's team strives to create positive initiates that benefits the people we support and our most valuable asset the staff.
Complete an application in full at www.coarc.org
For more information, feel free to contact:
Jamie Budai at: jamieb@coarc.org or 518-672-4451 ext. 2141
Mikki Kay at: mikkik@coarc.org or 518-672-4451 ext. 2143
Equal Opportunity Employer
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