DDI provides innovative and expansive services to our population through various residential services, day habilitation programs and vocational services
Our Community Instructors/Direct Support Professionals play an important role in the lives of our individuals. Community Instructors working in our residential programs will assist individuals in all aspects of daily living including personal hygiene, cooking, house cleaning, laundry, leading a healthy lifestyle, shopping, budgeting, maintaining appropriate behavior, and community integration.
Valid NYS driver’s license preferred 18 months
Obtain and maintain SCIP (Strategies for Crisis Intervention Prevention) Certification, CPR First aid and other certifications as required
Teach and assist individuals in all activities of daily living. ADL’s include, but are not limited to personal hygiene including toileting, cooking, house cleaning, laundry, leading a healthy lifestyle, shopping, budgeting, maintaining appropriate behavior, and community integration
Complete all required trainings, and participate in Peer Mentoring Program, inservice workshops, and recertification trainings as required
Participate in semi-annual IDT, quarterly, staff meetings, and staffings as required - Advocate for the rights of the individual(s) we serve
Help individual(s) build relationships, and maintain relationships with family and friends - Follow individual(s) daily activity/classroom schedule, implementing all formal goals and protocols of individuals you are assigned to
Data collection – goals, protocols, outings, SUB’s, progress notes, recreation/fitness logs - Obtain certification for, and administer medications under the supervision of assigned nursing staff (AMAP), if required.
Fulfill responsibilities of primary advocate (paperwork, advocacy, programming) - Instruction and documentation, participation in development and revisions of formal goals and protocols in accordance with the CFA/ISP, and behavior plans
Accompany individuals on medical appointments, jobs, and community activities, if applicable.
Complete incident reports and SCIP-R reports as necessary - Knowledge and accurate implementation of Emergency Procedures
Demonstrated knowledge of all OPWDD and DDI policy and procedures as they pertain to individuals supported, and documentation of such
Ensure the vans are clean and vehicle problems are written down and addressed through the Site Supervisor/Manager
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DDI provides innovative and expansive services to our population through various residential services, day habilitation programs and vocational services.
Our Community Instructors/Direct Support Professionals play an important role in the lives of our individuals. Community Instructors working in our residential programs will assist individuals in all aspects of daily living including personal hygiene, cooking, house cleaning, laundry, leading a healthy lifestyle, shopping, budgeting, maintaining appropriate behavior, and community integration.
Valid NYS driver’s license preferred 18 months
Obtain and maintain SCIP (Strategies for Crisis Intervention Prevention) Certification, CPR, First aid and other certifications as required.

• Complete all OPWDD and agency required trainings - Participate in inservice workshops, and recertification trainings as required - Become certified and maintain certifications in SCIP-R, First Aid and CPR - Participate in staff meetings as required. - Advocate for the rights of the individual(s) we serve. - Follow the program plan of individuals you are assigned to: bed checks as per supervision guidelines, overnight protocols, diet orders - Data collection –SUB’s, sleep logs, chore charts, logs, goals, protocols, communication books - Obtain and maintain certification for, and administer medications under the supervision of assigned nursing staff (AMAP). - Teach and assist individuals in all aspects of daily living, including, but not limited to: ADL’s, laundry, leading a healthy lifestyle, household chores, and maintaining appropriate behavior. - Complete incident reports and SCIP-R reports as necessary. - Knowledge and accurate implementation of Emergency Procedures. - Demonstrated knowledge of all OPWDD and DDI policy and procedures as they pertain to individuals supported, and documentation of such. - Complete hourly calls as required. - Implements Fire Evacuation procedures as necessar