Direct Support Professional/all Suffolk Locations Day 1 Benefits
When you join People’s Arc, you’re not just starting a job – you’re beginning a fulfilling journey with an emerging provider of choice. At People’s Arc we don’t just focus on medical benefits, we take a Total Health approach to support you to reach your physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.
At People’s Arc, we’re more than just benefits. We offer:
- Day One Benefits – It all starts at the beginning – comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance on your first day of employment.
- Savings Programs – Retirement savings (401k), Flexible Spending Accounts, wellness incentives and discount programs to help you achieve financial success.
- Balance – Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, holidays), Employee Assistance Program, health advocate, mental health resources and leave programs to support our staff and create work/life balance.
- Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement, training opportunities, professional development and internal mobility to develop your skills and grow within the agency.
- Sense of Community – Employee Engagement, Peer Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and employee & agency events to keep staff connected.
- Recognition – Service award celebrations, professional acknowledgements and educational milestones that create a culture where our staff can thrive.
- SALARY 19.25
Minimum Qualifications
- A High School Diploma or GED
- NYS Driver's License with satisfactory driving record
Job description
Reports to: Assistant House Manager and House Manager
General Statement of Duties: A Direct Support Professional works collaboratively with the Support Team to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by promoting their health, safety and well-being. A Direct Support Professional serves as a caring and understanding advocate for and with the people they support by assisting them with communicating their needs and accomplishing their goals. This role is a meaningful start in many career paths providing skill and training in various areas.
Responsibilities:
Works closely to teach and assist in self-care maintenance up to and including, cooking, household skills, travel, social support and personal hygiene for individuals supported by AHRC Suffolk.
Receive and remain up to date on all safe driving courses to safely assist in driving to and from activities, appointments or any needed transportation destinations.
Provides assistance and oversight while working on goals and accurately complete documentation and billing for personal goals developed by the individual supported via electronic health records (EHR).
Plans and participates in recreational activities based upon the needs of the program site.
Receive and remain up to date on all trainings to administer medication safely and in conformance with state regulations and specific training including maintenance of medical records.
Other duties may include, but are not limited to, home maintenance, food shopping and oversight of the facility.
May be required to assist in the lifting and/or transferring of individuals supported by AHRC Suffolk.
Receive and remain up to date on all HIPAA trainings while also maintaining confidential information regarding the person supported and their family.
Receives and remains up to date on training for safety and universal precautions.
Exhibits care, consideration and professionalism while encouraging an independent and fulfilling life style.
Performs all other duties as requested by supervisor.
Requirements
- A High School Diploma or GED
- NYS Driver's Licese with satisfactory driving record
- Why AHRC Suffolk? Our Career Paths provide education and advancement opportunities for every team members interested in advancing their careers in all our job roles such as direct support, education, behavioral and clinical services, administrative, Human Resources, and operations. It’s not just a job, it’s a career.
- Paid training – CPR & First Aid, Defensive Driving, AMAP & Strategies for Crisis Intervention and prevention and many more development opportunities.
- Great Pay & Excellent Benefit
- Tuition reimbursement – $5000 a year!
- Low-cost, high-quality Medical & Dental plans
- Employee Recognition – you’ll be appreciated!!
- Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
- Salary Range $19.25 hour
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Skills
As published by workable · 31 questions · 6 written answers
Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Phone, Address, Education, Experience, Resume, Cover letter
Short answers (4)
- How were you referred to our agency?
- Do you have any relatives who are employed by this Agency? If yes, please specify.
- Have you ever filed an application with our Agency before? If yes, please give the approximate date.
- Have you ever been employed by our Agency before? If yes, please provide the dates, position and location.
Pick from a list (21)
- Are you either a US Citizen or an alien who has the legal right to work in the job for which you are applying?
- What sort of employment are you looking for?
- Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?
- What is your highest level of education?
- Have you completed the 'Education' section with at least the information for the last school you attended? If 'no', please do so.
- Have you completed the 'Experience' section with at least the last 7 years of employment and any work with the population? If 'no', please do so.
- May we contact your present employer?
- Do you have a valid NY State Driver's License?
- Have you been convicted of a moving violation in the past 3 years?
- Has your license ever been suspended or revoked?
- In the past 3 years, have you been ticketed for driving with a suspended or revoked license?
- Have you ever had a DWI conviction or been involved in an occurrence involving harm to human beings or property?
- Do you have any pending criminal charges in any jurisdiction (misdemeanor or felony) which has not been expunged or sealed by a court?
- Have you ever been convicted of a crime, in any jurisdiction (misdemeanor or felony) which has not been expunged or sealed by a court?
- Have you been excluded from participating in any state or federally funded programs?
- Have you ever been the subject of an indicted report of child abuse or maltreatment with the Statewide Central Registry of Child Abuse & Maltreatment?
- Have you ever been the subject of an investigation of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment with The Justice Center / OPWDD?
- Please indicate that you have read the following statement: All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, liability for services in the armed forces of the United States, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. The company will consider reasonable accommodation of known physical, mental or other impairments or otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our screening process and to effectively perform the essential functions of their jobs, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship. A criminal background check will be completed on all applicants who, as part of their job descriptions, have regular and substantial unsupervised for unrestricted physical contact with the individuals receiving services.
- Please indicate that you have read and fully understand the questions asked in this application, and that you certify all answers given are true, accurate, and complete understand that any omission and/or misrepresentation on this application or during any interview will be cause for immediate dismissal. That you authorize the Agency to obtain reference information about you and release all persons from liability for doing so.
- Pursuant to the IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT of 1986, all applicants, upon being made an offer of employment, must provide documents establishing their identity and authorization for employment in the United States. Employees are required to sign Form I-9 issued by the Federal Government verifying, under oath, their employment authorization. Please indicate that you have read and understand this statement.
- If hired, I agree to abide by all of the Agency's rules and regulations and understand that, if employed, my employment may be terminated with or without cause, notice, or liability, at any time, at the option of either the Agency or me. I further understand that no representation, whether oral or written, by any representative or agent of the Agency, at any time, can constitute a contract of employment. I understand that the Agency and all plan administrators shall have the maximum discretion permitted by law to administer, interpret, modify, discontinue, enhance, or otherwise change all policies, procedures, benefits, or other terms or conditions of employment. No representative or agent of the Agency has the authority to enter into any agreement for any specified period of time or to make any change in any policy, procedure, benefit, or other term or condition of employment other than in a document signed by the Agency's Executive Director, or to make any agreement contrary to the forgoing.
Written answers (6)
- If your employment or education was interrupted by service in the armed forces of the United States or any state militia, please state the dates of service and describe any training or experience which you received that would enable you to perform the job for which you have applied. If not applicable, list 'N/A'.
- If convicted of moving violations in the past 3 years, please specify.
- A criminal conviction will not necessarily be a bar to employment. To help us evalutate your application, please describe the nature of the pending charges or convicted crime and your subsequent rehabilitation. If this questions does not apply to you, please type 'N/A'.
- If 'Yes', please explain (or list 'N/A' if answered 'No' and is not applicable):
- During the job interview, you will be given a job description. For tasks you cannot perform, please explain any reasonable accommodation we can make to enable you to perform that job duty.
- Please list any additional information that relates to you ability to perform the job for which you have applied - such as licenses, professional memberships, volunteer work, special skills, or completed training courses.