Direct Support Professional (Rehabilitation T

divpbr/pp id="isPasted" style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;font-weight:bold;'span style="font-size:27px;"Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc./span/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;font-weight:bold;'span style="font-size:24px;"Job Description Form/span/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'emspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;'p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;padding:0in;'emspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;padding:0in;'emspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;padding:0in;'strongemspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'Position Title:/span/em/strongstrongemspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Direct Support Professionalstrongemnbsp;(/em/strongRehabilitation Technician)/spanspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;emnbsp; nbsp;strongLocation:nbsp;/strongnbsp;/em/spanspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Various/span/p/divp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'emspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;'p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none;padding:0in;'strongemspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'Reports To: nbsp;/span/em/strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Program Manager /Supervisor / Habilitation Specialist nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;/spanstrongemspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'Cost Center:/span/em/strongemspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/emspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/spanspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Variousnbsp;/span/p/divp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'emspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/em/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;'General Purpose:/span/strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;/span/ptable border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%;"tbodytrtd style="width: 100%; border: 4.5pt double navy; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 13.8pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'A Direct Support Professional (DSP) supports people who have Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and / or Autism Spectrum Disorder to increase their independence, daily living skills, and empowers them to obtain their goals. A DSP uses person centered thinking and approaches to provide daily support to people in decision making, community integration, and in obtaining paid employment. nbsp;/span/p/td/tr/tbody/tablep style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;'nbsp;/span/strong/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;'Essential Functions:nbsp;/span/strongemspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;nbsp;/span/em/ptable border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%;"tbodytrtd style="width: 100%; border: 4.5pt double navy; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 13.5pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Uphold the values and mission of Goodwill and OPWDD by understanding, implementing and maintaining all policies and procedures, including safety and documentation as well as fulfilling regular training requirements/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Embody the NYS Direct Support Professional Code of Ethics and Core Competencies/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Support each person in achieving their individualized goals by providing supports detailed in each personrsquo;s Staff Action Plan and Life Plan/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Assist in the preparation of each personrsquo;s Life Plan, Staff Action Plan, and attend team meetings as needed/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Monitor and document services provided amp; progress towards goals/span span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'ensuring that all documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner during shift/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Work as part of the team to ensure participants receive seamless services provision and are engaged in person centered activities throughout the day/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Engage participants in community exploration and inclusion by providing participants with person centered opportunities and daily choicenbsp;/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Plan and run appropriate group activities that meet funding source requirementsnbsp;/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Accompany participants to volunteer sites and activities in the community and support them as they complete tasks at volunteer and internship sitesnbsp;/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Accompany participants to buy metro cards and support them in traveling safely in the community on public transportation daily/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Monitor participantrsquo;s safety as they arrive and while they are waiting for their transportation at the end of each day/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Follow Medicaid, state funding source, and agency guidelines and regulations when providing and documenting services/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Support participants by pushing their wheelchair for short periods of time such as when the participant needs assistance getting over a curb, getting over the platform gap and into a train, or if they are tired and need a short break/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Follow safety protocols to foster a safe working environment and report unsafe conditions, environment, and equipment to Supervisor./span span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Observe participants for evidence of injury or bruises and evaluates for changes in emotional and physical status and complete any applicable incident reporting/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Support participants in managing their behavior, intervene as appropriate, and inform supervisor/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Advocate for the people we support and ensure their rights are protected/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Document all program data, including but not limited to: participant services, behavior plan data, community integration logs, assessments, petty cash, metro card distribution, maintenance requests forms, and supply acquisition forms/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Represent Goodwill in a professional manner to families, community partners, and all others/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Work assigned schedules, including but not limited to: arriving and departing on time, requesting time off in advance, and notifying supervisor of changes to assigned work schedule and location/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Perform other related duties as requested/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'span style="font-size:4px;"nbsp;/span/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'DSP Floaternbsp;/span/strong/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Provides coverage in multiple locations throughout each week based on programmatic needs/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'DSP Driver/span/strong/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'A DSP span style="background:white;"Van Driver is also responsible for safely driving and escorting program attendees, in an accessible 12 passenger van, to/from home and program, transporting groups to activities during the day, and delivering supplies between program sites/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Maintains daily communication with program participants, their families, and program staff regarding pick up and drop off times, route notifications, and issues / concerns./lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Transports program groups to / from activity locations in the 5 boroughs during the program day/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Maintains schedules and ensures participants and groups arrive at destinations on time/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Assists riders as needed when entering and exiting the vehicle/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Operates vehicle in accordance with Agency Safety Rules, OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Act), and OPWDD Office of People with Developmental Disabilities) requirements as well as all local, state and federal laws/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Performs daily routine safety checks and pre/ post trip inspections on assigned vehicle. Completes required paperwork including daily logs, route sheets, and all required records related to driving activities/li/ul/div/td/tr/tbody/tablep style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'nbsp;/span/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;'Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:nbsp;/span/strong/ptable border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%;"tbodytrtd style="width: 100%; border: 4.5pt double navy; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 13.05pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'HS Diploma, GED, or suitable equivalent required/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'6+ months social service or life experience with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities preferred/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Proficient computer skills required/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style="background:white;"This is an active position and the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs and/ or kneel/span/li/ul/divp style="vertical-align:baseline;"span style='font-size:4px;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white;'nbsp;/span/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'DSP Driver/span/strong/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Must possess a valid state driver#39;s license with a safe driving record that meets agency standards/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'Two years#39; driving experience required/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;'One-year experience of institutional driving preferred/span/li/ul/div/td/tr/tbody/tablep style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Bold",serif;'nbsp;/span/strong/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'Scope of Responsibility amp; Positions Supervised:nbsp;/span/strong/ptable border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%;"tbodytrtd style="width: 100%; border: 4.5pt double navy; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 12.55pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'N/Anbsp;/span/p/td/tr/tbody/tablep style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'nbsp;/span/strong/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman,Italic",serif;'Special Working Conditions:nbsp;/span/strong/ptable border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%;"tbodytrtd style="width: 100%; border: 4.5pt double navy; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 13.95pt; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'Daily travel on public transportation requirednbsp;/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'DSPs location assignments can change, with advance notice, based on the coverage needs of the people we support/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'DSP Floater/span/strongspan style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px;'nbsp;- is notified each day which location theyrsquo;ll be assigned to the following day. nbsp;Requires flexibility to cover shifts in Day Service locations in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, amp; Bronx, Monday ndash; Friday between 8:30am amp; 4:30pm or 9am ndash; 5pm dependent on the location schedule/span/lili style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style="background:white;"DSP Driver/span/strongspan style="background:white;"nbsp;- is a full-time position working a Monday-Friday daytime shift. The exact schedule will be determined by the needs of the program. The driver may be asked to alter their work schedule depending on the operational needs of the site/span/li/ul/div/td/tr/tbody/tablep style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'br/ppbr/p/div