Direct Support Professional III (7886)

Hillside Children’s Center has a full time opening for a Direct Support Professional III in Webster, NY!

The Direct Support Professional III (DSP III) performs functions that assist in the care and treatment of children/youth and families and assisting children/youth to develop life and social skills in OPWDD and IRA settings, and in establishing a safe physical and emotional environment for children/youth and families in care. The Direct Support Professional III recognizes differentiating children/youth/families behaviors, participates within designated treatment teams to develop service and behavior management plans, and, as appropriate based on skills and experience, executes such plans aimed at assisting children/youth/families to achieve their personal goals and objectives. The Direct Support Professional III is typically provided more complex assignments.

Essential functions of the DSP III position include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for managing youth activities within an individual or group dynamic, assuring the safety of the youth assigned, and applying appropriate emergency and crisis intervention principles and techniques.
• Proactively maintains current knowledge of the youth’s emotional/behavior status, assesses the effectiveness of service plans, and supports youth’s interactions with family and local community.
• Continuously develops their skills to improve outcomes.
• Continually demonstrates the emotional confidence and good judgment required to build productive, engaged youth and family relationships, while implementing required rules and routines.
• Ensures the safety of the children/youth assigned and is thoroughly aware of all procedures relating to emergencies.
• Must be an adept communicator at all levels, recognizing issues and situations that require notification and communications to others, and completes all assigned responsibilities including all required written and verbal documentation, reports and log entries and administrative tasks as required.