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About the Role

Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact. Access's Culture Playbook is how we show up for each other and for the people we support, focusing on clear expectations, support, accountability, and outcomes that matter. We are committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible, while ensuring our staff can do the same.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities under the direction of a Supervisor.
• Assist individuals with activities of daily living, including personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, and health maintenance.
• Support individuals in developing independent living skills, such as money management, community integration, and social skills.
• Encourage and provide advocacy for individuals.
• Support the Direct Support Professional Supervisor with mentoring and training Direct Support Professionals.
• Provide Residential Habilitation and Day Habilitation services in homes and the community.
• Ensure the health and safety of individuals, maintaining continuous coverage to meet staffing ratios.
• Demonstrate advocacy by assisting individuals with achieving desired personal outcomes.
• Maintain professionalism in all interactions.
• Support individuals in achieving optimal health, including medical appointments, medication administration, and meal planning.
• Ensure overall safety for individuals, colleagues, and self through continuous care.
• Complete routine household maintenance, including meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry.
• Provide hands-on assistance with all personal care needs.
• Help individuals develop skills to increase independence.
• Serve as a role model, demonstrating appropriate social interactions and implementing crisis intervention techniques.
• Complete documentation and safety checks, utilizing appropriate computer applications and paper documentation.
• Assist with scheduling of direct care staff.
• Provide transportation for individuals to various sites in the community using an agency vehicle.
• Provide mentoring, training, oversight, and feedback to Direct Support Professionals.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrate all skills and attributes outlined in the NYS DSP Core Competencies.
• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with individuals of various abilities.
• Complete all mandatory trainings within the first 90 days and maintain ongoing recertifications.
• Professionally and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Understand regulations and document services in real-time using electronic technology.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job responsibilities.
• Respond timely and effectively to emergency and crisis situations.
• Be proactive to identify, report, and resolve safety/medical concerns as they arise.
• Ability to accurately count money and complete basic math and banking transactions.
• Complete training to become approved medication administration professional (AMAP) certified and accurately administer medications.
• Participate in team meetings and service plan meetings as necessary.
• Ensure service plans are written in a timely, accurate manner following life plan meetings.
• Provide person-centered, culturally competent services.
• Provide continuous care and maintain approved staffing ratios at all times, including weekends and holidays.
• Provide on-call coverage for the primary site and for a cluster of sites, as assigned.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of DSPs working in a residential setting.
• Ability to access reliable transportation.
• Maintain a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
• Must be capable of performing all SCIP Interventions.
• Able to provide hands-on care to individuals with various physical disabilities.
• Ability to perform various household cleaning tasks utilizing cleaning supplies.
• Occasional lifting of 25+ pounds, occasional pushing/pulling of 25+ pounds and occasional reaching and bending to perform necessary duties.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs.
• Ability to participate in light to moderate physical activities.
• Ability to utilize various electronic devices.
• Provide transportation utilizing vehicles ranging in size from sedans to large passenger vans.
• Exposure to pets may be required at certain sites.

Skills

• Advocacy
• Professionalism
• Health Maintenance
• Safety
• Household Maintenance
• Personal Care
• Independent Living Skills Development
• Mentoring
• Operational Support
• Transportation
• Staff Development
• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Electronic Documentation
• Multi-tasking
• Prioritization
• Crisis Intervention
• Medication Administration (AMAP Certified)
• Money Management
• Basic Math
• Banking Transactions
• SCIP Interventions
• Physical Assistance
• Household Cleaning
• Lifting
• Pushing/Pulling
• Reaching
• Bending
• Ascending/Descending Stairs
• Light to Moderate Physical Activity
• Electronic Device Utilization
• Vehicle Operation (Sedans to Large Passenger Vans)
• Bilingual English and Spanish speaking
• American Sign Language (ASL)

Location

• Middletown, NY

Work Type

• Full-time
• Sunday - Thursday 2 PM- 10PM

Experience Level

• 2-years' experience (with Associate's degree)
• 4-years' experience
• Internal candidate with at least 2 years’ experience and demonstrated capacity for increased responsibility

Education Level

• Bachelor's in a related field
• Associate's any field

Salary/Compensations

• $21.00 per hour

About the Company

• Access values connection, accountability, and real impact.
• Our Culture Playbook is how we show up for each other and for the people we support.
• We are committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure our staff can do the same.

Equal Opportunity

• An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans.