Direct Support Professional - FI

Direct Support Professional - FI

Community Worker - Staten Island, NY 10303

Overview

Salary Range $16.50 - $38.73 Hourly Level Entry Job Shift Varies Education Level Not Required Category 201 - Mental Hygiene Worker

Description

Person-Centered Care Services is a not-for-profit organization that creates social change within communities by supporting people with disabilities on their journey to self-identity and acceptance. Support: Our responsibility as human beings is to support ourselves and one another. Equity To participate in community is to have active citizenship. To be a participating citizen, one must have opportunities which are equitable, which accommodate the differences all human being have. Acceptance : One of the most vital components of having a quality of life is love. It's okay to tell someone you love them; more importantly, it's okay to show them. To accept another for who they are and what makes them human can be a most validating experience; it is self-empowering.

Position Overview

Self-Direction assists people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families to choose and manage their own budgets and services. The goal of Self-Direction is to expand a person's supported opportunities to live independently in the most integrated community-based setting of his or her choice. Self-Direction not only offers people supported greater choice and control over the supports they receive but it also expands their options beyond traditional programs

• Assist individual with specific facilitative outcomes as described in each individualized Self-Directed Plan. These duties may include personal care, community integration, money management, advocacy, employment needs and respite.
• Continually seeks opportunities to meet individual's psychosocial needs through both care planned and spontaneous actions. Provide reliable, safe, high quality services as directed, in a thorough and caring manner.
• Implement a person centered approach to services.
• Follows universal precautions, proper infection control, sanitation and safety standards of practice in all work and activities.
• Completes web based time keeping in a timely manner in accordance with payroll processing.
• Communicate with supervisor and Circle of Support about individual's habilitation plans that may need revisions or updates.
• Communicate effectively with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, the Circle of Support, Broker, Fiscal Intermediary Coordinator,
• Consistently works with all team members, led by individual and family preference to meet the needs and desires of the individual served.
• Respect the individual's dignity, privacy, property, religion, and culture.
• Document and maintain accurate records of contacts with individuals.
• Provide appropriate interventions to all crisis situations. Provide immediate notification to appropriate person of any allegation of abuse or neglect.
• Attend mandatory training.
• Provide transportation, as needed, to individuals and follow safety procedures regarding transportation.
• Maintain flexibility in schedule based on needs of individuals assigned.
• Be dependable – to arrive on time and be ready to go to work.

Qualifications

• Age: Must be at least 18 years old (preferred)
• Education: High School Diploma or GED (preferred).
• Travel: May require some travel. Employees must enable GPS location services in the clock-in system for timely and accurate service delivery.
• Physical Demands : Must be able to perform the essential duties listed above, including assisting with mobility and transportation.