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Working at YAI means effecting real change in people's lives. It means going home at the end of the day knowing you have helped someone accomplish a goal. If you want a career supporting others, creatively finding solutions to life's challenges, and building a more inclusive community, YAI is the place for you!
We are hiring Assistant Supervisors for Nassau County who have the leadership skills to effectively support our teams in promoting YAI’s mission of helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities.
About the Position:
Assistant Supervisors serve as lead members of the direct care team, providing similar day-to-day functions as Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) but with administrative responsibilities including training, scheduling, systems management, and in some cases, directly supervising other DSPs. Depending on the supports needed, Assistant Supervisors may work in a person’s home, in their family’s home, in a YAI residence, at a day habilitation center, or out in the community.
Qualifications and Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED
Some college preferred
Prior DSP experience strongly preferred, but not mandatory
Ability to lead by example and act as a role model within teams
Interpersonal problem-solving skills
Ability to accept and apply feedback
Flexibility in availability
Schedule:
Full Time; schedules are typically evenings, with one full day of work on weekends
Benefit Highlights:
DailyPay available - Work today, get paid today!
Tuition reimbursement
Medical and dental insurance (with options for family and more extensive medical plans, as well as vision)
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
403(b) retirement with employer match
Life insurance and long-term disability
Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more! Check out ourBenefits page to learn more!
Compensation:
$23.10/hour
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.
Founded in 1957 as the Young Adult Institute, YAI remains at the forefront of an extraordinary movement aimed at empowering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. YAI’s 4,000 employees provide supportive housing, education, medical, dental, and mental health care, job training, community integration, and social enrichment for more than 20,000 people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and all other intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout New York, northern New Jersey, and California.
At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.
Members of the YAI Network include:
- YAI
- Premier HealthCare
- Manhattan Star Academy
- National Institute for People with Disabilities of New Jersey (NIPD/NJ)
- International Academy of Hope (iHOPE)
