Top 207 Direct support professional Jobs in Poughkeepsie, Ny

DSP- Canal Path IRA
New Horizons Resources Inc —High Falls, NY
- $18.83 - $23.61 an hour
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Maintenance
- English
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
Site-Based Respite Direct Support Professional
Community Based Services —Hopewell Junction, NY
- $19 - $22 an hour
- Part-time
- Cooking
- Driver's License
- US work authorization
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Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Adapt of the Hudson Valley Inc —Pine Bush, NY
- $17.00 - $18.50 an hour
- Overnight shift
- Cooking
- No experience needed
- English
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
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Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Adapt of the Hudson Valley Inc —Newburgh, NY
- $17 an hour
- Overnight shift
- Cooking
- No experience needed
- English
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
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Day Hab Specialist DSP- Floater Part Time
ABILITIES FIRST, INC —Poughkeepsie, NY
- $18.61 - $20.61 an hour
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- English
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
DSP (Direct Support Professional)
Constructive Partnerships Unlimited —Poughkeepsie, NY
- $18 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Paid training
- Health insurance
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Temporary Direct Support Professional
Constructive Partnerships Unlimited —Fishkill, NY
- $25 an hour
- Temporary
- English
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
BOMMA GROUP —Wappingers Falls, NY
- $40,000 - $45,000 an hour
- Full-time
- In person
- Vital signs
- Caregiving
- Patient care
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
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DSP- Direct Support Professional- Fallkill Hyde Park
GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC —Hyde Park, NY
- $19.00 - $20.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
- No experience needed
- Communication skills
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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DSP - Direct Support Professional - Pleasant Valley
GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC —Pleasant Valley, NY
- $21.75 - $25.00 an hour
- Part-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Referral program
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DSP (Direct Support Professional) Day Habilitation
Cerebral Palsy Association of NYS-Hudson Valley Division —Fishkill, NY
- $18 an hour
- Full-time
- Classroom
- Medication administration
- High school diploma or GED
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Direct Support Professional - Orchard View - Milton
GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC —Marlboro, NY
- Up to $20.50 an hour
- Part-time
- 5 years
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Day Hab Specialist (DSP) - Floater
ABILITIES FIRST, INC —Poughkeepsie, NY
- $18.61 - $20.61 an hour
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- English
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
DSP- Day Habilitation
Community Based Services —Hopewell Junction, NY
- $19 - $22 an hour
- Full-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- In-person
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Residential DSP (Direct Support Professional) - New Paltz
Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley —New Paltz, NY
- $18.50 - $21.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Maintenance
- Residential
- Paid training
- Health insurance
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Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Cerebral Palsy Association of NYS-Hudson Valley Division —Wappingers Falls, NY
- $18 an hour
- Part-time
- Mid-level
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
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Residential DSP (Direct Support Professional) - Kingston
Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley —Kingston, NY
- $18.50 - $21.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Maintenance
- Residential
- Ability to climb stairs
- Paid training
- Health insurance
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DSP-CLINTONDALE IRA (New Paltz area)
New Horizons Resources Inc —Clintondale, NY
- $18.83 - $23.66 an hour
- Overnight shift
- Computer literacy
- Maintenance
- English
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
Direct Support Professional - Pleasant Ridge Poughquag
GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC —Poughquag, NY
- $20.00 - $21.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Background check
- 5 years
- In-person
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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DSP
In Flight, Inc —New Paltz, NY
- $19.25 - $21.75 an hour
- Overtime
- Bachelor of Science
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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DSP- Canal Path IRA

New Horizons Resources Inc -
High Falls, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$18.83 - $23.61 an hour

Benefits

Health savings account
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Vision insurance
403(b)
Referral program

Qualifications

Transporting special needs passengers
English
Developmental disability care assistance
Wheelchair mobility assistance
Emergency response in crisis intervention
High school diploma or GED
Driver's License
Intellectual disabilities support
Experience working with adults with disabilities
Adults with developmental disabilities
Experience working with individuals with physical disabilities
Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities
Passenger van operation
Emergency evacuation protocols

Full Job Description

FULL TIME AND PART TIME AVAILABLE

High Falls -near SUNY Ulster

NHR provides supports and services to people with ID/DD; Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are essential members of a person’s support team. As a member of the support team, this position is responsible for supporting the person with safety, life-skills training, developing relationships, and participation in the community. The employee in this position will support the person(s) by working closely with the residence coordinator, residential team, clinicians, community stakeholders, and natural supports to ensure that services are provided as identified and specified in the person’s Life Plan and Staff Action Plan

Benefits Include:

6 weeks of Paid Time Off earned your 1st year
Tuition Reimbursement
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
403B
Employee Referral bonus

Ability to physically assist individuals as required; and, to intervene physically when appropriate using approved techniques to safeguard the individual, oneself and others during behavioral crises.
Ability to assist in the evacuation of the community residence/van/facility in the event of an emergency (including but not limited to fires and floods) in a manner consistent with agency and with OPWDD regulations/guidelines.
Ability to relate appropriately to individuals with DD, their families and their advocates; and, to constructively relate to and communicate with peers and supervisors and to be able to function successfully as part of a team.
Ability to work independently (when appropriate).
Ability to use sound judgment while following agency policies, practices and procedures
Ability to speak, read, and write English which allows full communication and participation with individuals served, their families, agency staff, and government visitors.
Successfully complete all agency-required training within six months of employment and to keep required training status current on an ongoing basis.
Possess a high-school diploma (or equivalent).
Possess a valid driver license with a driving record acceptable to NHR’s insurance carrier and possess the ability to drive agency vehicles to transport individuals served to and from: medical appointments; day programs; and, other activities or events in the community at large.
Prior work experience working with people with disabilities.
Prior work experience handling multiple responsibilities and duties.
Knowledge of community resources.

Nonessential Skills and Experience:

Computer proficiency, particularly with Microsoft Office applications.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties associated with this position, an employee (using approved agency lifting techniques) will be called upon to support and lift adult individuals with developmental and other disabilities; transfer these individuals to and from wheelchairs; to and from beds; on and off toilet seats; in and out of showers; and, in and out of vans or other vehicles. An employee in this position must be able to physically intervene (when appropriate and in an approved manner) to protect the individual from causing harm to themselves or others and to safely evacuate the community residence/van/facility during an emergency. These duties may entail lifting/supporting/transferring up to 50-70 pounds on one or more occasions during the work shift and occasionally up to 200 pounds with assistance from other staff or devices.

Employees will regularly be required to stand; walk; sit; use hands (or hands and arms) to carry, finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; crouch and kneel. Employees will also be regularly required to hear (with or without hearing devices), see (with or without corrective lenses) and speak.

Working Conditions and Environment:

While performing the duties associated with this position, an employee will be in a primarily residential environment (not a typical office setting); in a vehicle; or, in the community.
This position will at times require an employee to provide emergency coverage.
This position may expose employees to blood borne pathogens.
This position may expose employees to the profanity and violent behavior of people served.
This position may require staff to assist people served with very personal intimate care.

Position Responsibilities:

In a manner consistent with NHR’s Mission Statement and Unifying Principals and applicable laws and regulations, an employee in this position shall:

Actively participate in the development of each person’s total plan of support; this may include participation in the person’s Life Plan or CFA meeting; providing feedback and input on Staff Action Plans; completing monthly notes and clinical documentation as required.
Be responsible for the daily implementation of all goals and supports and the required documentation. Employees in this position are responsible for recording the necessary documentation on an Electronic Health Record, Precision Care or other software applications utilized by NHR.
Assist and supervise each person as needed in achieving their identified valued outcomes. This may include (but not be limited to), assisting and supervising an individual in participating in the following activities: banking and budgeting; clothes shopping; household chores; leisure and recreational interests; and, social skills training.
Assist and instruct people served in areas such as health and hygiene. For example, an employee in this position shall, as appropriate, instruct and assist people in bathing, tooth brushing, toileting and dressing.
Transport people served to and from: medical appointments; day programs; and, other activities or events in the community.
Intervene to safeguard the person and others during behavioral crises, including implementation of Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (“SCIP”) and Ukeru techniques as indicated.
Assist the Residence Coordinator in ensuring that the general health of each person is protected and that the medical and dental needs of each individual are satisfactorily addressed. An employee in this position, under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse and upon successful completion of agency training, shall administer medications to people served.
Assist in the care and maintenance of the home, including housekeeping, grocery shopping, and meal preparation consistent with the nutritional and medical needs of the people served.
Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case reviews and successfully complete required in-service training sessions (including but not limited to First Aid, CPR, Medication Administration Certification, and SCIP).

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