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Position Title: Direct Support Professional Department: Day Habilitation Programs

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Acts as second staff support transporting volunteers to and from program site, as well as to volunteer job opportunity locations, or other community based activities. Assists volunteers in achieving success and satisfaction in personal growth and their community based endeavors.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures safety of program volunteers while at program site; agency locations, community volunteer jobs, and all other hubs sites

Trains program volunteers to perform functional meaningful and or volunteer job tasks to the best of their abilities at primary agency, community volunteer jobs and other hub sites

Acts as a second staff support transporting volunteers to and from primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs and additional hub site locations

Acts as liaison between the volunteers job site staff and program volunteers

Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers, and with all persons at primary site, and all other agencies, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites

Reports volunteers success satisfaction and or problems concerns encountered during day activities to volunteers Site Manager

Appropriately completes all required documentation

Promotes and enforces all agency philosophies, including the guiding principles POM and CQL at primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites

Ensures safety of program volunteers at all times and reports incidents to volunteers Site Manager, andor AHRC management and or the NYS Justice Center

Monitors and attends all mandatory trainings, and personally ensures that their attendance is scheduled per deadlines. Accompanying certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP) are sustained and scheduled as per required time frames

Performs additional related duties as requested by supervisor

Personal outcome measures training is required prior to completion of evaluations and assessments

SUPERVISION

Reports to: Site Manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred. Good oral and written communication skills required. AMAP First Aid CPR SCIP R Training preferred

Minimum one (1) year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Aspects may include, but are not limited to, lifting and transferring of an adult participant. Acting as a second staff support during Transportation as needed, inclusive of wheelchair vehicle lockdowns