Direct Support - Day Hab | Help Neighbors with Disabilities
Full-Time (Daytime Hours) | NYS Driver's License Required
Salary: $20.75 - $21.73/hour
Be a Caregiver.
Be a Guide. Teach Life Skills.
Help People Achieve More.
What would it take for you to feel good about your job? Helping people make better decisions? Being a good role model? Recognition and appreciation? Top benefits?
At Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE), we empower over 5,500 people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to thrive in their communities. FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing; recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.
In this role, you will:
- Work with the people we support to help them identify and realize their personal life goals.
- Advocate with the people we support in a variety of situations.
- Collaborate with the people we support to teach them new life skills.
- Work in partnership with the people we support to promote their health and safety.
- Assist the people we support to overcome barriers and challenges to establishing and maintaining a network of relationships and valued social roles.
- Work with the people we support and other members of the interdisciplinary team to develop service plans that aid the person in achieving their personal life goals.
- Provide positive behavior support to the people we support as necessary.
- Prevent, recognize and report abuse toward the people we support.
- Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
- Care for individuals during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
We’ll provide you with:
- Excellent Paid Training
- Outstanding Benefits
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Medical | Dental | Vision | Life Insurance
- Retirement 401K
- Wellness benefits with gym reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- A positive, supportive environment
- Opportunities for advancement & more!
What you’ll need:
- Valid NYS Driver’s License
- HS Diploma/GED or equivalent
- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
We are excited to now offer EARNED WAGE ACCESS! Work today, get paid tomorrow!
Direct Support Professional - Day Hab, for immediate consideration, please apply now!
For almost five decades, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE), has proudly supported more than 5,500 people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to thrive in their communities. It is the mission of FREE to support people of all abilities to realize their full potential, with recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.75 - $21.73 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
