Direct Support Professional - East New York

We are hiring a Direct Support Professional in Brooklyn for our residential Linden Boulevard (East New York) location. The ideal candidate possesses a wide range of skills and is eager to promote YAI's mission of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities.

Requirements

• Provide direct care services as needed
• Ensure the health, safety, and wellness of the people we support
• Support with intimate care functions
• Build and maintain positive relationships
• Participating in development of treatment plans
• Crisis intervention and management
• Completing mandatory training based on the program and position
• Assist the people we support in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities through teaching, self-advocacy, and emotional support
• Facilitate community integration, recreational activities, and socialization
• Completing documentation to ensure compliance and billing
• Training/presenting to a team
• Taking on additional tasks outside of basic DSP work and completing job related tasks as needed

Benefits

• DailyPay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical and dental insurance
• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time
• 403(b) retirement with employer matching contributions
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more