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About the Role

Assist in coordinating services for individuals in residential, day habilitation, or community habilitation programs, emphasizing independence, integration, individualization, and productivity with a focus on personal choice. Promote a person-centered approach and incorporate it into training. Be progressive and proactive in providing, arranging, supervising, and documenting services to support growth towards increasing independence.

Responsibilities

Assist individuals in purchasing household equipment and managing personal funds, purchases, and disbursements.
Assist individuals with proper nutrition, meal planning, preparation, and grocery shopping, providing training as needed.
Provide guidance and instruction to individuals in cleaning the program site, domestic tasks, and property upkeep.
Ensure the physical plant is maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.
Provide guidance to individuals in leisure time activities and assist in arranging or providing transportation.
Conduct and document fire drills as prescribed by regulation and policy.
Communicate all person's supported and household supply needs to the Residence Manager.
Participate in staff meetings and discussions regarding individual and household needs and the CR/IRA program.
Participate actively during crisis intervention.
Implement and follow through on all ADL, interpersonal skill training, and/or behavioral support programs as directed.
Document prescribed programs in a timely fashion, the same day as implementation, accurately reflecting progress.
Administer medications as directed by physicians' orders and agency policy after completing the OPWDD approved medication course and maintaining certification, if designated.
Report any illness, accident, changes, or problems in the person's medical status to the on-call nurse or administrator and follow instructions.
Complete Nursing Notes daily to reflect monitoring of Resident's health status.
Write incident reports as defined by Incident Review Procedures.
Ensure the needs of the people we support are being met, considering integration, individualization, independence, and productivity with an emphasis on personal choice, while ensuring safety and welfare.
Promote the five governing principles in improving the lives of the residents while meeting valued outcomes in the support plan.
Communicate to the Residence Manager or Assistant Residence Manager all matters concerning the person's support program and physical plant through a daily log or as necessary.
Accept temporary or permanent transfers within the department as necessary to meet the needs of the persons supported.
Remain aware of and follow policies and procedures as outlined in the Functional Plan pertinent to the assigned work site and program.
Document service plan documentation per regulations and training pertaining to Residential Habilitation, Day Habilitation, Community Habilitation services, including programming, nursing services, clinical services, and self-care.
Monitor individuals during sleeping hours as required and attend to their needs.
Observe and document each individual and bedroom per bed check log and team recommendations.
Perform cleaning duties daily as required on the cleaning schedule and any other duties assigned by the Residence Manager.
Complete all cleaning logs and physical plant checklists as designated.
Act as designated in charge in the absence of the Residence Manager, if designated.
Follow correct procedures for the use of personal funds, ensuring proper purchasing and documentation.

Requirements

Schedules will be based on the needs of the site after Full time and Part time staff have been scheduled.
Must work a minimum of 8 weekend hours/month (Weekend: 4pm Friday - 8am Monday).
Must work a minimum of 1 agency observed holiday/year.
Will require approval to work hours outside their primary site.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Valid New York State Driver’s License.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills
Ethical Conduct
Time Management
Organizational Skills
Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

Work Type

Full time
Part time
Sub status

Education Level

High School Diploma or equivalency preferred
Experience working with the Developmentally Disabled preferred

Salary/Compensations

Wage Range- $18.00-$21.85/Hour, more based on education and experience.
Starting rate for sub positions is $16.00/Hour.

Benefits

Sign on Bonus- $650, Full time is payable after 3 months of $300 and $350 after 6 months. Part time is half the amount.

About the Company

The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence’s next New Hire Orientation session will start on September 14, 2026. New hires will not be able to start until this date.

Equal Opportunity

The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence has and will continue to provide all employees and applicants’ equal opportunity in the manner provided by law in all aspects of employment regardless of their age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetic predisposition, or carrier status, or marital status.
These individuals will be recruited, referred for hiring consideration, and employed with regard to the positive and appropriate utilization of their skills and capabilities.
Qualified employees will be afforded non-discriminatory consideration for promotion and job advancement, and there will be no discrimination with regard to assignments, rates of pay, promotions, transfers, training, termination, accessibility, working conditions, and benefits.