DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia; Jefferson Township (NJ); Presencial; USD 27 000 - 39 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Paid training

Medical/vision and dental

Life insurance (agency-paid)

Flexible spending accounts

Accidental/Critical Illness Insurance

403B with company matching

Generous paid time off

Resumo da oferta

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia seeks a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant to join our Department for Persons with Disabilities. You will partner with leadership to deliver quality services to residents in our group homes, coordinating menus, activities, medications, and daily operations.

The role requires a year of related experience or education, a NJ driver's license, and strong computer skills.

Qualificações

• One year experience working with persons with developmental disabilities and/or a related degree preferred.
• 18 years of age or older.
• High School/GED diploma.
• Valid NJ driver's license with ≤5 points.
• Must be able to drive agency vehicles regularly.
• Willingness to learn computer programs.
• Be a team player who acts in residents’ best interest.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with the Program Director to provide quality services to residents in the home.
• Supervise and train residential counselors with the Director and Associate Director.
• Assist with menus, shopping, activities, medication stocking, and coordination with pharmacy.
• Ensure health, clothing needs, and regulatory standards in the home.
• Maintain written documentation and support inspections with agency staff.

Conhecimentos

Driver's license

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Formação académica

High School Diploma or GED

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD)

Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD) is one of the largest Catholic Charities Agencies providing care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Group Homes.

Regular Salary: $24.05 hourly

Hours: 40 hours (Tuesday 1pm-9pm, Wednesday 7am-3pm, Thursday 2pm-10pm, Friday 1pm-9pm, Saturday 7am-3pm)

What's the role of a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant?

• Partners with the Program Director to provide quality services to the people living in the home, and uphold the agency philosophy in carrying out the day-to‑day tasks.
• You will work with the Director and Associate Director in the supervision and training of residential counselors.
• You must also demonstrate excellence in all tasks of the residential counselor position; includes but is not limited to, preparing menus, grocery lists and food shopping, scheduling activities for the people living in the homes, ensuring the medications are adequately stocked, communicating effectively with the pharmacy, coordinating the completion of fire drills, assisting with administrative tasks, participating in training new staff and sharing on‑call responsibilities with the Director and Associate Director.
• The monitoring of health issues and clothing needs of our residents, ensuring the home is meeting agency and governmental standards of operation.
• This job requires a significant amount of written documentation, computer literacy, and cooperating with the agency's administration and/or Division of Developmental Disabilities and Dept. of Human Services staff in any inspection or investigation.

Great Benefits: For full‑time positions, (30+ per week) we offer:

• We provide PAID training
• Medical/vision and dental
• Life insurance (agency‑paid), supplemental life insurance (employee‑paid)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Accidental/Critical Illness Insurance
• 403B (with company‑matching)
• Generous paid time off

Requirements

• One year experience working with persons with developmental disabilities and/or a degree in a related field preferred.
• 18 years of age or older
• High School/GED diploma
• Must have a valid (non‑provisional) driver’s license in the State of New Jersey and points on license not to exceed 5 points.
• Required to drive agency vehicles to transport service recipients on a regular basis.
• Should have knowledge of, or willingness to learn computer programs.
• Be motivated to work as part of a team that acts in the best interest of our residents at all times
• The ability to meet the physical requirements of CPR/First Aid and our emergency evacuation procedures.

All offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion/passing of our criminal background/references/DMV check, fingerprinting, pre‑employment physical and drug test, etc. All staff must attend a monthly Staff Meeting – date/time to be determined and announced in advance.

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) – we will discontinue the use of any recruitment resources which engage in direct or indirect discriminatory practices.