DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours

Department for Persons with Disabilities; Jefferson Township (NJ); On-site; USD 27,552 - 37,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAID training

Medical/vision and dental

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Accidental/Critical Illness Insurance

403B with company matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Department for Persons with Disabilities seeks a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant to support residents in our group homes. This 40-hour position partners with the Program Director to deliver quality services and ensure daily operations meet agency standards.

You will assist with training, meal planning, medication coordination, documentation, and on-call responsibilities, while fostering a caring, team-driven environment.

Qualifications

• One year experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Must have valid NJ driver’s license with ≤5 points.
• 18+ years old and High School/GED diploma.
• Willingness to drive agency vehicles to transport recipients.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Director to provide quality services in the home.
• Supervise and train residential counselors with Director and Associate Director.
• Prepare menus, grocery lists, and coordinate activities for residents.
• Ensure medications are stocked and coordinate with the pharmacy.
• Maintain health and clothing needs; document thoroughly and comply with standards.

Skills

CPR/First Aid

Computer literacy

Team collaboration

Education

High School/GED diploma

Job description

DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours

Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD)

Regular Salary: $23.44 hourly regular

Are you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the DPD team!

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.

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

Job 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

Meeting waivers are provided for conflicts due to secondary employment and/or school (appropriate documentation required).