Community Care Mentor: Enable Independent Living

Kindly Direct Care; Middletown (NJ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindly Direct Care in Monmouth County, New Jersey seeks caring and reliable caregivers and Direct Support Professionals to provide one-to-one support to adults with developmental disabilities. Assignments vary and may require hands-on personal care, daily living activities, mobility, meals, routines, supervision, or other supports.

The goal is to preserve dignity, privacy and independence while ensuring safety, comfort and meaningful participation in the community.

Qualifications

• Comfort providing hands-on personal care when required by the assignment.
• Patient, respectful, dependable, and attentive to health and safety.
• Ability to follow detailed support instructions and communicate concerns promptly.
• Ability to complete required background checks, onboarding, and training.
• Prior DSP, HHA, CNA, PCA, home care, behavioral health, disability-services, or direct-care experience is preferred for higher-support assignments.
• Reliable transportation and driving credentials when required by the assignment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, hygiene, meals, and other ADLs when required by the individual’s plan.
• Provide mobility, positioning, transfer, or safety support when required and when the DSP is trained and authorized to do so.
• Provide companionship and help the individual participate in community activities and meaningful routines.
• Encourage independence by supporting the individual to do as much as possible for themselves.
• Follow individualized care, behavioral, medical, and safety instructions within DSP scope and training.
• Observe for changes or concerns and report them promptly.
• Complete service documentation, timekeeping, and required communication accurately and on time.
• Maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, reliability, and respect for the individual and family.

Skills

Hands-on caregiving

Patient

Dependable

Health and safety awareness

Follow detailed instructions

Background checks

Onboarding & training

Job description

Kindly Direct Care in Monmouth County, New Jersey seeks caring and reliable caregivers and Direct Support Professionals to provide one-to-one support to adults with developmental disabilities. Assignments vary and may require hands-on personal care, daily living activities, mobility, meals, routines, supervision, or other supports.

The goal is to preserve dignity, privacy and independence while ensuring safety, comfort and meaningful participation in the community.