Sr Direct Support Professional

PURPOSE:The Jewish Boards Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate high quality evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff uses a culturally competent person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning to instill hope and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities. Our childrens community residences are single site residences that provide a group living for eight children and/or adolescents. The program provides a supervised trauma informed therapeutic environment which seeks to develop the residents skills and capacity to live in the community and attend school/work as OVERVIEW:The senior direct support professional (SDSP) works with children and adolescents in the community residence and is responsible for the supervision care and skill building related to the youths individual service and treatment plans. The SDSP serves as a positive role model while providing therapeutic support trauma informed care and supervision. All responsibilities are to be carried out in accordance with the standards of regulatory bodies and of the Jewish ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Function as a senior member of the DSP for the day-to-day care of the youth in the program including but not limited to assisting youth with maintenance of their personal hygiene social skill guidance development of life skills use of leisure/recreation time meal planning and preparation and service plan supervise and implement therapeutic recreational and supervise youth on recreational trips and be called upon to work one-on-one with a youth who is displaying significant stress or assist with management of crisis related to the safety and care of the clients. This may include managing environmental escort and supervise the youth to medical behavioral health providers school socialization or other required feedback and insights to the supervisor and treatment team such as observations of the youth and response to interventions. Feedback must be provided verbally and through documentation to the supervisor and members of the treatment team. ***Unusual and crisis oriented behaviors must be reported live/immediately to a supervisor are required to prepare and cook meals for residents and fellow CR staff within their in maintaining a safe and clean collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary therapeutic team by implementing culturally affirming and trauma informed interventions and skill building as outlined in treatment and service with families schools healthcare providers hospitals criminal justice and other community agencies in order to provide appropriate care and supervision of these services in the community residence family/resources home community and via telehealth (when applicable).Participate in clinical treatment team meetings staff meetings trainings and all documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board regulatory agencies and/or funding sourcesMaintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and ability to travel and navigate the community in order to provide services where the youth and family will benefit most from the services in orienting families/resources of the youth to the services provided by and in collaboration with the crisis duties as FUNCTIONS MAY INCLUDE:Must attend participate and successfully complete the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification and attend participate and successfully complete MAT training (Medication Administration Training).Must attend and participate in the ongoing training and consultation of the evidenced based model utilized within the supervision of youth and oversight of the /TRAINING REQUIRED:High school diploma or equivalent.A valid drivers license is required to meet all insurance COMPETENCIES for the position include:Excellent engagement skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsAttention to detailAbility to work independently as well as with a teamCOMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:Ability to utilize an electronic health record and Microsoft OfficeEXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:Bilingual Spanish/English a plusVerbal and communication skillsAbility to work as a team playerVISUAL AND MANUAL DEXTERITY:The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform data entry into various computer programs. Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportation and/or ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT:Services are provided in the community and the officeWhile the offices of the Jewish Board are accessible in accordance with the ADA the sites to whichstaff may need to travel may or may not beRisks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered traveling aroundNew York City.