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Direct Support Assnt Tr

Similar to Grade 07

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Career Ladder

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Summary of Job Description

As a Direct Support Assistant Trainee, you would help individuals with developmental disabilities lead richer lives. Under supervision, you would provide supports and services which involve advocating for, encouraging, guiding and teaching individuals in expressing personal choice, ensuring community integration, assisting individuals with personal hygiene care, toileting, lifts and transfers, dining, dressing, and meal preparation. You would help individuals to participate in games and recreational programs; coach and encourage individuals to develop daily living skills; and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. You would work with other staff to carry out and record care plans and, in accordance with special instructions, you may administer medication. These positions are physically demanding. You would need to be prepared to act to ensure the health and safety of individuals in emergency situations. You must be able to stand, bend, stretch, and lift bedridden and/or incapacitated individuals.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

There are two examinations for this title. Please note that you may qualify for both of them.

On or before the date of filing your application, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and have had one year of permanent competitive, non competitive, labor, or 55-b/55-c service in a position allocated to Grade 3 or higher; AND you must have:

Either 1. graduated from high school or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (such as a GED) or higher;

Or

2. a Direct Support Professional (DSP) Certificate from an accredited public or private organization.

Everyone else, must have:

Either 1. graduated from high school or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (such as a GED) or higher;

Or

2. a Direct Support Professional (DSP) Certificate from an accredited public or private organization.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

10-024 20-149

How to Apply

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Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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