Day Habilitation Specialist - Per Diem
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The New York Foundling
NY
Summary
Supports adults with developmental disabilities in achieving goals related to daily living, socialization, and community inclusion. Responsibilities include implementing individualized life plans, maintaining accurate documentation, and providing safe transportation.
Job Description
Overview
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.Day habilitation Specialist supports adults with developmental disabilities in achieving their individualized goals related to daily living skills, community inclusion, socialization, and personal growth. This role involves delivering direct support services in both center-based and community settings, promoting independence, dignity, and meaningful participation in daily life.
Responsibilities
Day Habilitation Specialist supports adults with developmental disabilities in achieving their individualized goals related to daily living skills, community inclusion, socialization, and personal growth. This role involves delivering direct support services in both center-based and community settings, promoting independence, dignity, and meaningful participation in daily life.
Core Responsibilities:
- Monitor program implementation, adherence to policies, and participant outcomes; conduct regular assessments and adjustments to ensure high standards of service delivery. Track person supported progress, document achievements and challenges.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation of daily services, incidents, and progress using agency systems to uphold information integrity in the electronic health systems and meet OPWDD reporting standards. Be a custodian and mandated reporter in accordance with OPWDD, NYSJC, and Organizational Policies.
- Implement individualized life plans and staff action plans, that align with OPWDD regulations and person-centered goals, promoting independence; enhancement of social, vocational and life skills; community inclusion and personal growth tailored to the unique needs and goals of each person structured activities and positive reinforcement.
- Communicate regularly with Day Habilitation Manager, interdisciplinary teams, the person, families, and community partners to ensure consistent supports and collaborative goal tracking.
- Manage the usage of petty cash, activity budgets, and material resources responsibly to support program needs while ensuring compliance with agency financial procedures.
- Provide safe transportation to each participant throughout the day by adhering to the agency and OPWDD policies and procedures. Conducting pick up, drop off and transport to daily activities. Maintaining vehicle logs and the timely reporting of needed maintenance and accidents for the vehicles.
- Ensure the health, safety, and dignity of people supported by ensuring their Rights and Responsibilities are at the forefront of each day. Provide the required level of supervision and support for a person's needs. Ensuring to adopt the Core Competencies as a metric to provide the best support to the people in the program.
- Assisting with the development and facilitating of daily community based activities, recreational activities and volunteer opportunities. Advocating for, helping with community member interactions, teaching life skills and truly supporting the person to reach their highest level of independence.
The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
Qualifications
- High-school diploma required.
- Valid NY/NJ/CT/PA Driver’s License with 6 months of experience and 6 or less points.
- CPR & SCIP certification required.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; ability to motivate, inspire, and empower individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve their goals.
- Commitment to providing compassionate care and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Ability to develop innovative programming, adapt activities to meet diverse needs, and respond effectively to challenges and changing situations.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, engage stakeholders, and build positive relationships with community partners.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.
Education Required
High School / G.E.D.
Salary Range:
$19.00/hour + Education Additive ($0.15/hour Associate's Degree $.80/hour: Bachelor's or higher)
At The New York Foundling, we believe that all people—no matter circumstance or zip code—have the opportunity to reach their full potential. But for all of us, discovering what we are capable of and reaching our full potential requires support along the way.
We believe and trust in the potential of all people. We work in partnership with more than 30,000 children, adults, and families each year on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.
We believe in the power of personal choice and self-determination. The New York Foundling has deliberately challenged the notion that individuals are limited by their circumstances or are incapable of making the right choice for their future. Rather, our network of programs, services, and opportunities are carefully designed for children, families, and adults to create transformational change in their own lives.
We believe and invest in proven practices. With nearly 150 years of experience creating resources, tools, and social capital, we have learned from our community what works. At the same time, we’re not afraid to invest in bold new approaches that comprehensively address challenges and provide the foundation for people to drive their own future.
Founded
1869
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Nonprofit
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
New York, NY
At The New York Foundling, we believe that all people—no matter circumstance or zip code—have the opportunity to reach their full potential. But for all of us, discovering what we are capable of and reaching our full potential requires support along the way.
We believe and trust in the potential of all people. We work in partnership with more than 30,000 children, adults, and families each year on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.
We believe in the power of personal choice and self-determination. The New York Foundling has deliberately challenged the notion that individuals are limited by their circumstances or are incapable of making the right choice for their future. Rather, our network of programs, services, and opportunities are carefully designed for children, families, and adults to create transformational change in their own lives.
We believe and invest in proven practices. With nearly 150 years of experience creating resources, tools, and social capital, we have learned from our community what works. At the same time, we’re not afraid to invest in bold new approaches that comprehensively address challenges and provide the foundation for people to drive their own future.
Founded
1869
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Nonprofit
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
New York, NY
