Founded over 140 years ago to serve as a resource to the Jewish immigrant population, the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services’ history is one of providing support and care for those in need in all of New York City’s diverse communities, serving people and families of all religions, ethnicities, ages and cultural backgrounds.
The Jewish Board is the largest human services agency in New York City, serving more than 43,000 clients each year. We are widely recognized as a best-in-class provider of human services, delivering innovative, cutting-edge, and evidence-based mental health and behavioral health programs.
With over 3,000 employees, 75 locations around the 5 boroughs of New York City and a 125-acre campus in Westchester, our scale and reach also means that no matter where you live in the greater New York City region, we have programs and services that are impacting your communities – and it also means you will likely find a program within reasonable commuting distance.

A Direct Support Professional works with clients in a residential treatment setting and is responsible for ensuring that those portions of the treatment plan, which deal with day-to-day and independent living skills, are implemented. Acting as a positive role model and providing therapeutic services, the Direct Support Professional is charged with the fundamental responsibility of the client's health and safety. 

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for day by day care of the clients in the program including supervision of personal hygiene, social guidance, use of leisure time, and food planning and preparation.
• Develop, supervise and run activity sessions
• Accompany clients on trips and outings and supervise activities
• May be called upon to work one on one with a client who is displaying significant stress or assist with management issues as they relate to clients.
• Accompany the client to medical, social or other necessary appointments
• Shares their experience and observation of the client under care with the treatment team and immediately brings to the attention of the supervisor any unusual issues
• May be required to cook/prepare meals for residents within their division
• Other assigned duties as assigned