Job Description

Join the NYS Workforce As a Direct Support Assistant (DSA)! SALARY RANGE: $42,419 to $46,103 The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is seeking to fill Direct Support Assistant (DSA) positions statewide.

• DSAs perform a wide variety of person-centered supports and services for people with developmental disabilities, which include advocating for, encouraging, guiding, and teaching individuals to express personal choice, developing daily living skills and habits, taking care of their personal needs, assuring community integration, ensuring their health and safety, and maintaining a healthy, safe home environment.

• The supports and services DSAs perform depend upon the specific abilities of the person(s) being served and the nature of the setting where the activities are performed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The minimum qualifications are taking a Civil Service exam, possessing a High School Diploma or GED/TASC, and a having a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and to meet physical, medical, and agility standards.

OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion.   We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work.  This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Company Description

The Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office is a New York State agency (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities who live in the seven counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, and Orleans.