Direct Support Professional - Albany Supportive Living

Albany

Description

Living Resources’ core purpose is to support and empower individuals with disabilities or other life challenging conditions to live with dignity, independence, and happiness.

Direct Support Professionals are part of a largerteamresponsible for providing support, guidance, and assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities. This position is also responsible for providing hands-on assistance, instruction, and guidance, while implementing individuals’ plans, goals, and objectives to attain independence and integration in the community.

Our Values: Inclusive, Change Embracer or Innovator, Mentor, Personal growth, Self-determination and Teamwork/Collaboration

We are looking for people who are:

Compassionate while caring/supporting others

Kind hearted

Patient

Team Player

Adaptable with changing work days

Reliable and attentive

Eager to learn and grow

The role of a Direct Support Professional is complex and requires a specific set of skills and values. The following represents what to expect in one’s practice as a direct support professional

General Responsibilities:

· Direct Support Professionals assist people who need support to lead self-directed lives and participate fully in their communities. Direct support professionals recognize the unique gifts, preferences and needs of each person supported.

· Direct Support Professionals recognize the personhood of people they support. They partner with them in making informed decisions and everyday choices about their finances, well-being, relationships, and employment.

· Direct Support Professionals will use knowledge, skills (competencies), and values (NADSP Code of Ethics) to guide their work and provide quality services. Direct support professionals continue to learn and develop their professional abilities through ongoing in-service and self-directed education and training.

· Direct Support Professionals realize that their role includes being a mentor and a facilitator. Direct support professionals inform the people they support regarding their responsibilities and advocate with them for their valued role in society.

· Direct Support Professionals empower people they support to have meaningful relationships with friends, their families, and promote integration and inclusion in all our nation’s communities.

· Direct Support Professionals respect the privacy of the people they support and commit to promote their physical and emotional well-being

Requirements

• Valid NYS driver’s license, required.

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

• Experience working with people with disabilities, preferred.

• Must be able to perform all tasks which require lifting, re-positioning, and transferring without restriction.

• Proficient with various forms of technology including, but not limited to, electronic health record systems, wellness and monitoring technologies, and medication administration technologies.

Benefits

We offer great benefits including Paid Training, Health (we cover 100% of deductible costs for Health Insurance), Dental & Vision Insurance, Payment In Lieu of Health Insurance, Tuition Assistance and Retirement Programs!

There are also opportunities to advance within our agency!

Salary Description

$16.50/hour