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About the Role
As a Direct Support Professional (DSP), you will be passionate about helping others, dedicated to protecting a person’s rights, and willing to offer genuine friendship. You will change lives by providing a solid support system for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Help the people we support to have meaningful lives, listen to their dreams, and help them learn skills to live the lives they choose.
- Encourage each individual to tell us what is important to them and important for them.
- Involve them in activities that match their interests, goals and dreams for the future.
- Assist individuals we support learn how to develop and maintain positive relationships with people in their community.
- Respect the rights of the people we support and teach them to advocate for themselves.
- Use our person-centered philosophy throughout the day.
- Use each moment as a teachable moment.
- Get to know the individual by listening and observing what is important to him or her.
- Show a positive attitude toward work and others.
- Protect the health of the people you support, including giving medication, following doctor’s orders, going to medical appointments, and/or seeking emergency medical care when necessary.
- Keep the people you support safe at all times by providing the level of supervision described in the person’s service plan.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- Valid driver's license not required, but helpful
- Some experience in healthcare or human services is a plus
Work Type
- full-time
- part-time
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- up to USD 20.00 - hourly
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
About the Company
- The Center for Family Support is committed to providing support and assistance to individuals with developmental and related disabilities, and to the family members who care for them.
- We strive to support individuals to live the lives they want.
- We respect different backgrounds, individual choice and overall family needs.
- We provide families with the support they need at all stages of life.
- We involve individuals in their communities.
- We deliver excellent, individualized support to all.
- We are the first agency in New York to achieve the Council on Quality and Leadership Certification (CQL).
- By achieving this certification, it shows our commitment and dedication to creating services that enhance and improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity
- The Center for Family Support provides equal employment opportunities to all.
- We celebrate the wonderful qualities that make each of us unique and greatly value how they enrich the work we do.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.