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Office for People With Developmental Disabilities priority is the health and safety of the statewide 128,000 individuals with developmental disabilities receiving agency’s support. As a Direct Support Assistant (Direct Support Professional), you would help individuals with developmental disabilities lead richer lives. Under supervision these positions will:
To learn more about what direct professionals do on the job every day, go to; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnK4z3KAqtE
OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Grade 9 ($40,193), Increased Hiring Salary ($5,264) and Geographic Differential ($4,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($49,405)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $50,819.00 - $54,884.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
Part Time | Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$28k-35k (estimate)
07/10/2024
08/06/2024
ny.us
NY
<25
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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The following is the career advancement route for Direct Support Assistant positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As a Direct Support Assistant, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Home Care Aide III that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Direct Support Assistant. You can explore the career advancement for a Direct Support Assistant below and select your interested title to get hiring information.