Direct Support Professional - RT - Full benefits

New Jersey Institute for Disabilities; Toms River (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Retirement plan

403(b) Plan

Paid vacation, sick, personal, and hol

On the job training

Growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

New Jersey Institute for Disabilities (NJID) hires direct support professionals to help residents with developmental disabilities in a residential setting. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, supervision, and supporting individual goals. Responsibilities include medication assistance, light housekeeping, transportation, and data entry using Therap (EHR).

No certification is required. Various shifts available across multiple counties with full-time, part-time, and per diem

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent.
• A valid driver's license in good standing & must be insurable.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist and supervise in activities of daily living skills.
• Administer or assist with prescribed medication.
• Light housekeeping.
• Assist with transportation.
• Assist in the implementation of individual goals and objectives.
• Data entry using Therap (EHR).
• Assist residents in pursuing recreational, social, and community activities based on their preferences and individual plans.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

New Jersey Institute for Disabilities (NJID) is the nation's largest not-for-profit agency. It services infants, children, and adults with developmental and related disabilities. NJID offers specialized facilities, programs, and support throughout New Jersey. Join our dedicated staff of more than 500 and make a difference in someone's life!

We hire direct support professionals to assist residents with developmental disabilities with daily living activities in a residential setting.

Job Responsibilities Of a Direct Support Professional

• Assist and supervise in activities of daily living skills
• Administer or assist with prescribed medication.
• Light housekeeping
• Assist with transportation
• Assist in the implementation of individual goals and objectives.
• Data entry using Therap (EHR)
• Assist residents in pursuing recreational, social, and community activities based on their preferences and individual plans.

Job Requirements

• HS diploma or equivalent
• A valid driver's license is in good standing & must be insurable through NJID's automobile insurance.
• Strong communication skills

NO certification required

Position Details

Location: Toms River County: Ocean

Hours Per Work Week: 40 Weekly Work Schedule: Wed - Sat 2p-12a

Other shifts are available at this location.

NJID has full-time, part-time, and per diem opportunities in Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Somerset Counties.

Benefits

• 100% Employer Paid Health and Dental Insurance for Employees
• Vision
• Retirement Plan
• 403(b) Plan
• Paid Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holidays
• On the Job Training
• Extra Work Hours Available
• Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

NJID EOE Statement

It is NJID's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expressing, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an agency, we value diversity of background and opinion and prohibit discrimination or harassment based on any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, fringe benefits, layoff, termination, or any other terms and conditions of employment.