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Direct Support Professional - DSP 1-10001

$16.5 per hour

YAI

Job Description

Job Description

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

Work at YAI

Ready to join our 4,000+ employees in a career at YAI?

Working at YAI means effecting real change in people's lives. It means going home at the end of the day knowing you have helped someone accomplish a goal. If you want a career supporting others, creatively finding solutions to life's challenges, and building a more inclusive community, YAI is the place for you!

We are hiring a Direct Support Professional for our  Manhattan  locations who possess a wide range of skills and are eager to promote YAI's mission of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities.

About the Position:

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) work closely with people of all ages who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Depending on the supports needed, DSPs may work in a person’s home, in their family’s home, in a YAI residence, at a day habilitation center, or out in the community.

Qualifications and Requirements:   

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • Work or life experience in the I/DD field is a plus but not mandatory

  • Ability to complete three to five weekdays of paid New York State-mandated OPWDD training during normal business hours

  • Tuberculosis (TB) testing is mandatory for most positions (and is provided free of charge by our partnership with CityMD)

Schedule:

Full-time, Part-time, and weekend positions are available including 40-hour morning, evening, and overnight schedules.

Benefits:

  • DailyPay  available -  Work today, get paid today!

  • Medical/Dental

  • Vision

  • Paid Vacation/Sick Time

  • Gym Reimbursement

  • Life Insurance

  • Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more!

Compensation:

  • $16.50-$16.50/hourly

YAI is an EEO

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.

Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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