Direct Support Professional - Westchester

Job description

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. About the Position: We are hiring a Direct Support Professional ( DSP ) for our various locations throughout Westchester County. Including Rye Brook , Port Chester , and Mamaroneck . The ideal candidate possesses a wide range of skills and is eager to promote YAI's mission of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. Program: Residential Services: Day Services: Location: Westchester County, New York: Schedule: Full time, Part time, weekday and/or weekend positions available - including morning, evening, and overnight schedules Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities: Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships. Supports people to meet personal goals that characterize quality of life, engages in respectful communications and conversations through person-first language, encourages socializing and facilitates activities that provide social cap...