Job Type
Part-time
Description
Mercy Home for Children is looking to hire Direct Support Professional for the Baldwin Long Island location for the people we serve with disabilities. Bring your compassion, care, positive attitude and enthusiasm to work with our people and build your career in the human services. Minimum requirements: High School Diploma or a GED. Valid & Unrestricted N.Y.S. Driver's License and we will also obtain a copy of your COVID vaccine card.
Requirements
Here's some of the job duties:
- Support our people through teaching them to be the most independent in their self-help-skills, to include bathing, dressing, cooking, eating, housekeeping, laundry, and toileting. Assisting them 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 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.
- Ensure the safety and welfare of the people we serve at all times, at home and in the community.
- 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.
- Ensure 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.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary Description
$16 per hour