Position Title: DirectSupport Professional Department: Day Habilitation Programs

　　GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

　　Acts as second staff support transporting volunteers to and from program site, as well as to volunteer job opportunity locations, or other community based activities. Assists volunteers in achieving success and satisfaction in personal growth and their community based endeavors.

　　PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Ensures safety of program volunteers while at program site; agency locations, community volunteer jobs, and all other hubs sites

　　Trains program volunteers to perform functional meaningful and or volunteer job tasks to the best of their abilities at primary agency, community volunteer jobs and other hub sites

　　Acts as a second staff support transporting volunteers to and from primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs and additional hub site locations

　　Acts as liaison between the volunteers job site staff and program volunteers

　　Prompts volunteers to interact appropriately with peers, and with all persons at primary site, and all other agencies, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites

　　Reports volunteers success satisfaction and or problems concerns encountered during day activities to volunteers Site Manager

　　Appropriately completes all required documentation

　　Promotes and enforces all agency philosophies, including the guiding principles POM and CQL at primary site and all other agency, community volunteer jobs, and all other hub sites

　　Ensures safety of program volunteers at all times and reports incidents to volunteers Site Manager, andor AHRC management and or the NYS Justice Center

　　Monitors and attends all mandatory trainings, and personally ensures that their attendance is scheduled per deadlines. Accompanying certifications (CPR; SCIP; AMAP) are sustained and scheduled as per required time frames

　　Performs additional related duties as requested by supervisor

　　Personal outcome measures training is required prior to completion of evaluations and assessments

　　SUPERVISION

　　Reports to:Site Manager

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

　　High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.Good oral and written communication skills required.AMAP First Aid CPR SCIP R Training preferredMinimum one (1) year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities preferred

　　PHYSICAL DEMANDS WORK ENVIRONMENT

　　Physical Aspects may include, but are not limited to, lifting and transferring of an adult participant.Acting as a second staff support during Transportation as needed, inclusive of wheelchair vehicle lockdowns