Direct Support Professional - Day Habilitation Specialist
About the job
- A High School Diploma or GED is required.
- At least one year of experience providing direct care services to adults with a developmental disability is required.
- AMAP certification, SCIP-R training, and CPR and First Aid training are required.
- A valid New York State driver's license and the ability to pass insurance criteria are required.
- Assist each consumer in skill development in areas such as independent living, adaptive behaviors, socialization, recreation, and activities of daily living.
- Supervise consumers in the community, using various experiences to reinforce skills taught in group sessions while ensuring their safety.
- Lead group sessions with consumers and facilitate discussions to provide learning skills to be used in their community.
- Provide annual and semi-annual progress reports regarding valued outcomes.
- Assess the needs of lower-functioning and/or non-verbal consumers through observations and evaluations, and develop and address their valued outcomes.
- Provide input and ensure compliance with valued outcomes in the Individualized Service Plan and Day Habilitation Plan.
- Provide weekly documentation of outcomes being worked toward with each individual in accordance with their Day Habilitation Plan.
- An Associate Degree is preferred.
About the company
S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978
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What believers are saying
- The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
- Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
- TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.
What critics are saying
- S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
- Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
- If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.
What makes Services for the Underserved unique
- S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
- S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
- S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.
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