DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson; Pompton Lakes (NJ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAID training

Medical/vision and dental

Life insurance (agency-paid)

403B with company-matching

Generous paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Accidental/Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson invites applications for a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant in New Jersey. The role is based in a group home setting within the Department For Persons With Disabilities (DPD).

The position emphasizes direct care, supervision of residential counselors, and coordination of meals, activities, medications, and safety drills. Regular duties include documenting care, collaborating with the Program Director, and ensuring compliance with agency and

Qualifications

• One year experience working with persons with developmental disabilities and/or a degree in a related field preferred.
• 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid New Jersey driver’s license with ≤5 points.
• Ability to drive agency vehicles to transport service recipients regularly.
• Be willing to learn computer programs.
• Team player with residents and staff.
• CPR/First Aid and emergency evacuation knowledge or training required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Program Director to provide quality services to residents and uphold agency philosophy.
• Work with the Director and Associate Director in supervising and training residential counselors.
• Prepare menus, grocery lists and food shopping; schedule activities; manage medications and liaise with pharmacy; coordinate fire drills; assist with admin tasks; participate in on-call responsibilities.
• Monitor health issues and clothing needs of residents; ensure home meets agency and government standards.
• Maintain written documentation and collaborate with administration and state staff during inspections.

Skills

Written documentation

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Education

High School/GED

Related field degree

Job description

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:

• 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.

Full-Time Shift:

40 hrs - (Tuesday 3-11pm, Wednesday 3-11pm, Thursday 2-10pm, Friday 7am-3pm, & Saturday 3-11pm)

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).