Center for Disability Services

Residential Support Specialist

Center for Disability Services  •  United States (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Where people get better at life!

Join us in our mission to make a difference and shape a more inclusive future.

We are searching for a Residential Support Specialist to join our agency.
The Residential Support Specialist supports the mission and goals of the agency by assisting one or more programs and its functions, which include the oversight of regulatory compliance, Individual satisfaction, assist the management team with communication to families, a positive community image, and adherence to program budgets and policies.

Responsibilities:
  • Provides and promotes independence in individual’s daily support needs, care, and provision of services
  • Promotes independence, community inclusion, individualization, and productivity
  • Assist the Administrator of Residential Services (ARS) and Program Manager to ensure all agency and regulatory compliance is maintained
  • Assist the team to ensure physical plant and related areas are operating well to meet the needs of individuals supported
  • Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of various records and ensuring that the program and individuals have their needs, wants and services provided to them in the highest quality and manner
Requirements:
  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Valid NYS Driver’s License
  • Minimum of one year of related experience, specifically in human services
At The Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.

Compensation Range:

$20.00 - $20.68

Center for Disability Services

About Center for Disability Services

The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support.

For over 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities. Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.

The Center for Disability Services provides comprehensive Health Care, residential services, education, adult programming, service coordination and skilled nursing care to individuals with disabilities. In addition, we have a commercial printing, inserting, and mailing operation that is supported by a workforce of over 200 individuals with disabilities.

Our annual budget is approximately $129 million dollars and we employ over 2,700 workers in over 80 locations. The Center also has a Foundation that supports many of the necessary services that are not funded by other sources.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Albany, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
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