About the Role
Responsible for assisting, providing, and promoting independence with the daily treatment, care, and services of individuals in Residential Programs. Serve as a member of the individuals’ planning, implementation, and Interdisciplinary teams. Assist in implementing individualized residential habilitation services while promoting independence, community inclusion, individualization, and productivity. Respect individual choice, lifestyle, and dignity.
Responsibilities
- Assist, provide, and promote independence with daily treatment, care, and services for individuals in Residential Programs.
- Serve as a member of the individuals’ planning, implementation, and Interdisciplinary teams.
- Assist in implementing individualized residential habilitation services.
- Promote independence, community inclusion, individualization, and productivity.
- Respect individual choice, lifestyle, and dignity.
- Be flexible to work at any residential location as program and staffing needs change.
Requirements
- Must have specialized training - First Aid, CPR, SCIP-R, OPWDD Medication Administration Certification, and CFDS Authorized Driver within the first six months of employment.
- Must complete additional program-specific training requirements during the first six months of employment.
- Must maintain certifications continuously.
- NYS Driver's License required.
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- A minimum of two (2) years of job-related experience, specifically in working with individuals with developmental disabilities or in nursing home or home care settings required.
Work Type
- Weekend shifts
- Minimum of 12 hours, Maximum of 25 hours per week
Experience Level
- Minimum of two (2) years of job-related experience
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $25.00 - $25.00
About the Company
- Where people get better at life!
- Join us in our mission to make a difference and shape a more inclusive future.
- The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support.
- For 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities.
- Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.
Equal Opportunity
- We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support.
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.
