Schedule: 9a-2p 4 days a week/Split locations Clinton Corners & Poughkeepsie
As part of a team, an employee in this position is responsible for assisting individuals with developmental disabilities to successfully live in his or her local community and to promote the individuals’ integration into the community at large. The employee in this position will work closely with the Director of Program Services, the residential and clinical teams for the person, the person, the family, and other team members to ensure that services are provided as identified and specified in the Life Plan and the Staff Action Plan for each individual served.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Successfully complete all agency-required training within 3 months of employment and to keep
required training status current on an ongoing basis. - 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 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.
- Ability to use sound judgment while following agency policies, practices and procedures.
- Ability to interact in an appropriate manner with the family members of the individual while
following agency policy, procedures and practices. - Ability to speak, read, and write English which allows full communication and participation with
individuals served, their families, agency staff, and government visitors. - Possess a high-school diploma (or equivalent).
- Possess a valid driver license with a driving record acceptable to NHR’s insurance carrier,
possess reliable transportation and the ability to transport individuals served in that vehicle to and
from: community events and other activities. - Possess adequate automobile insurance coverage consistent with Article 16 of NHR’s
Personal Practices Manual.
Nonessential Skills and Experience:
- Prior work experience working with people with disabilities.
- Prior work experience handling multiple responsibilities and duties.
- Prior work experience planning and implementing recreational activities.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Computer proficiency, particularly with Microsoft Office applications.
