Overnight Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Overnight - Direct Support Professional ( DSP )

Are you a night owl looking for a great career and make a difference every night? If yes, this is a great opportunity for YOU!

The Arc Wayne of Newark, NY is looking for overnight Direct Support Professionals to join our team. There are various overnight schedules available including full time, part time and relief (as needed) in Newark, Lyons, Macedon, Clyde, Palmyra and Sodus.

Why Join Our Team:

The Arc Wayne, a parent-based organization, advocates for and supports persons of all ages with or without disabilities. We assist individuals in taking their full, independent, productive place in society through an array of quality, individualized services. With compassion, understanding, and support, we connect individuals and families to a world of possibilities that promote independence. We are person-centered, respectful, reliable, inclusive, and dedicated to our community!

A Day in the Life of an Overnight Direct Support Professional ( DSP ):

As a Direct Support Professional at The Arc Wayne you will be an integral part in providing essential care to individuals with intellectual ad developmental disabilities in a residential setting.

• Plans with and supports individual's daily activities that they choose and are meaningful to them which may include, but not be limited to: household tasks, recreational activities, learning activities, physical fitness activities, development of individual interests, and money management.
• Assists individuals in maintaining safe and healthy lifestyles. Provides assistance in making healthy dietary choices ad following pre-established orders by medical professionals. May provide assistance with eating.
• May provide direct personal support with bathroom responsibilities such as, but not limited to: shaving, brushing teeth, bathing/showering, using the bathroom, and dressing.
• Administers and charts medications accurately and in accordance with medication administration guidelines and individual care plans. Performs related medication recordkeeping, acquisition, storage and medication counts.
• Schedules, transports, and records medical, dental and other necessary appointments as well as other community activities.
• Prevents, recognizes and reports abuse toward the people we support.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

Who We Are Looking For the Overnight Direct Support Professional Position:

You enjoy working overnights and want to make a difference every night. You are willing to learn and have a caring heart. You have a High School Diploma/GED

Work Schedule: Various overnight work schedules available, full time, part time and relief/as needed in Newark, Lyons, Macedon, Clyde, Palmyra and Sodus.

Benefits:

• Generous paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement matching
• And more!