Community Companion DSP - Isabel Sison

Kindly Direct Care; Hackettstown (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 23.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kindly Direct Care is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide one-to-one support to an adult with developmental disabilities in Morris County. The DSP will help with communication, meals, and daily routines while encouraging independence and engaging activities.

The role involves in-home and community support, driving on shift, and following care guidelines. Schedule is Monday–Friday 3:00–7:00 PM and weekends 10:00 AM–3:00 PM, with a posted pay rate of $17–$21 per hour.

Qualifikationen

• Warm, patient and dependable personality.
• Ability to work one-to-one with an adult in home and community settings.
• Reliable with the posted schedule and shifts.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Caregiving-related experience is helpful but not mandatory.

Aufgaben

• Provide one-to-one companionship and person-centered support.
• Assist the individual in community outings and activities.
• Support errands, appointments, recreation, volunteering, and social opportunities.
• Encourage independence, communication, decision-making, and life skills.
• Help the individual work toward goals identified in the service plan.
• Provide reminders and routine support as required.
• Maintain safety and follow individualized instructions.
• Complete required documentation and communicate with the Kindly team.

Kenntnisse

Warm and patient

One-to-one support

Reliability

Schedule discipline

Valid driver’s license

Jobbeschreibung

Kindly Direct Care is hiring a caring, dependable Direct Support Professional to provide one-to-one support to an adult with developmental disabilities in Morris County.

About This Opportunity

We're looking for a fun, patient, and engaging DSP to support a 22-year-old young woman with autism who is nonverbal. She communicates by pointing, using her keyboard, and other nonverbal methods, and she enjoys spending time on her screen. The ideal DSP will have a fun, older-sister/mentor vibe and encourage her to explore new activities, build independence, and enjoy outings to Target, the mall, the beach, parks, and more! Responsibilities include supporting her with communication, meals, drinks, and bathroom routines as needed, while gently redirecting her toward positive, engaging activities. She has a seizure disorder managed with medication and allergies, so attentiveness and following her care guidelines are essential. We're looking for someone caring, proactive, and creative who can build a meaningful connection with her while helping her have fun and grow in independence!

What You'll Do

• Provide one-to-one companionship and person-centered support.

• Help the individual participate in community outings.

• Support errands, appointments, recreation, volunteering, social opportunities, or other community activities as applicable.

• Encourage independence, communication, decision-making, self-advocacy, and life skills.

• Help the individual work toward goals identified in the service plan.

• Provide reminders, routine support, or light assistance as required by the case.

• Maintain safety and follow individualized support instructions.

• Complete required documentation and communicate reliably with the Kindly team.

What We're Looking For

• Warm, patient, dependable, and genuinely interested in building a consistent relationship.

• Able to reliably work the posted schedule.

• Comfortable supporting an adult one-to-one in home and community settings.

• VALID DRIVER LICENSE REQUIRED

• DSP, mentoring, education, recreation, human services, or caregiving experience is helpful but may not be required for this assignment.

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 3:00-7:00 PM & Weekends: 10:00 AM-3:00 PMPay: 17-21/HRLocation: Budd Lake NJ 07828Driving on shift: REQUIRED