DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant 40 hours Temp.

Caritas Gala; Sparta Township (NJ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAID training

Medical vision dental

Life insurance

403B

Generous PTO

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Department for Persons with Disabilities, seeks a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant (Temporary) to support adults in our group homes. You will partner with leadership to maintain quality services and assist with training residential staff.

The role requires a valid NJ driver’s license, basic computer skills, and a commitment to teamwork in a dynamic caregiving environment. Full-time hours include evenings and weekend shifts with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• One year experience with persons with developmental disabilities and/or a related degree preferred.
• 18 years of age or older
• High School/GED diploma
• Valid driver’s license in New Jersey with ≤5 points
• Must drive agency vehicles regularly
• Knowledge of computer programs or willingness to learn
• Team player with residents at all times
• Ability to meet CPR/First Aid and emergency evacuation procedures

Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Director to provide quality services in home.
• Assist in supervision and training of residential counselors.
• Prepare menus, grocery lists and food shopping; coordinate activities.
• Ensure medications are stocked and coordinate with pharmacy.
• Support health monitoring and adherence to standards.
• Complete written documentation and coordinate inspections as needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Documentation

Computer literacy

Communication

Driving

Education

High School Diploma

Related degree preferred

Tools

CPR/First Aid training

Job description

Description

Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD)

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.

Regular Salary: $23.87 hourly regular

Hours: Full-Time 40 hours (Monday-Wednesday 3:00-10:00pm, Thursday 10:00am-6pm, and Sunday 7:00am-3:00pm)

What’s the role of a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant (Temporary)?

• 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.