DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL - - Mercy Home for Children : Job Details

Mercy Home for Children provides comprehensive care to individuals with developmental disabilities and we are hiring for Direct Support Professionals in the Rosedale Queens location. Requirements are, High School Diploma/GED and valid & unrestricted N.Y.S. Driver's License. We will provide internaltraining so that the successful candidate will acquire and maintain all appropriate certifications such as SCIP-R, AMAP, First Aid and CPR. We offer evening schedules 3pm-10pm and overnight schedules 10pm-8am (this shift receives 5% rate differential).Requirements

• Support individuals through teaching them to be the most independent in their self-help-skills, to include bathing, dressing, cooking, eating, housekeeping, laundry, and toileting. Assisting the individual to strengthen and develop communication and socialization skills.
• To be fully aware of the goals/outcomes of each person you are working with, and consistently and conscientiously work to achieve individualized valued outcomes.
• To record daily on required consumer goals, baselines, logs (including medical charts) and other reports as instructed (incident reports, as necessary).
• To assist and develop fine motor coordination, and gross motor skills through various activities and exercises. Bring your energy for this part! The individuals like to go out.
• Encourage various modes of communication that support the development of meaningful relationships including the modeling of appropriate behavior to persons served and community involvement and inclusion.
• Implement daily schedules, including all routines and life skills activities as directed by a supervisor or written in the plan.
• Ability to encourage self-advocacy or to advocate as needed for the individuals.
• Ensure client health and safety, while assisting residents to achieve increased independence.
• Perform job-related tasks as assigned, to include attendance and participation at meetings and training as necessary.

Salary Description $16