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About the Role
The Habilitation Support Professional (HSP) supports individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Home and Community Based Settings (HCBS) and Day Habilitation programs. The HSP follows Individualized Service Plans (ISP) and/or Day Habilitation Plans to promote independence and person-centered decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Ensure client safety in home or day habilitation settings.
- Promote client independence and meet client needs and choices in a person-centered manner.
- Attend to clients' personal hygiene needs.
- Collaborate with clients, guardians/advocates, and supervisors to identify valued outcomes for habilitation plans.
- Implement valued outcomes daily using agency documentation procedures.
- Develop and implement activities with clients and primary caregivers.
- Accompany clients on trips and outings, supervising activities.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to review progress and plan future outcomes.
- Share and document client experiences and observations with the treatment team.
- Contact supervisors for any medical or behavioral occurrences outside the client's baseline.
- Understand and follow all safeguards listed in individual treatment plans.
- Dispense medications in Day Habilitation settings if needed during work hours.
- Complete OPWDD documentation requirements, including monthly checklists and summaries.
- Adhere to agency guidelines for timekeeping and complete mandatory agency trainings.
- Complete ongoing OPWDD and other required trainings.
Requirements
- High school diploma or a minimum of 1 year of experience working with the IDD population.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- AM AMAP certification required for the Day Habilitation setting during the probationary period.
- Basic computer skills required, including agency software programs and Electronic Health Record.
- Ability to review treatment plans and document daily logs.
- Dexterity to pick up small items for client activities.
- Ability to lift clients using a mechanical device, position clients, push clients in wheelchairs, and physically transfer clients where prescribed.
Skills
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Patience
- Client engagement
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Attentiveness
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
- Professionalism
- Supporting good health
- Supporting safety
Location
- Community settings
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year experience working with the IDD population
Education Level
- High school diploma
Benefits
- Generous vacation time
- Paid agency holidays
- Sick days
- Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
- 403(b) retirement benefits
- Pension
- Tuition assistance
- Educational loan forgiveness
- Free continuing education opportunities
- Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
- 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
About the Company
- The Mishkon Division of The Jewish Board provides supports and services in a healthy and safe environment for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities living in residential programs and in community settings.
- Core values include a healthy and safe environment that promotes person-centered planning, community integration, and close collaboration with families and the community, all accomplished through an Orthodox Jewish lens.
- The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year, serving individuals from infants to adults.
- The organization is proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
- Committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to support its mission.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply.