Personal Care Aid Direct Support Professional

Kindly Direct Care; Manalapan Township (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Kindly Direct Care in Manalapan, NJ seeks a dependable Direct Support Professional for a one-to-one in-home and community support role. The DSP will provide hands-on assistance with ADLs while promoting dignity, privacy, choice, and independence for a 53-year-old with cerebral palsy and limited verbal communication.

Responsibilities include supervision, companionship, and safety support, helping with community participation, errands, and appointments.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Direct Support Professional, Home Health Aide, CNA, PCA, or in disability services preferred.
• Comfort with personal-care responsibilities required for this assignment.
• Must have a reliable vehicle and be able to meet physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, hygiene, and meals.
• Provide one-to-one supervision, companionship, and safety support.
• Assist with community participation, errands, appointments, and meaningful activities.
• Follow individualized care, behavioral, medical, and safety instructions within DSP scope and training.
• Observe changes or concerns and report promptly.
• Complete required service documentation and timekeeping accurately.

Skills

Hands-on care

Companionship

Observational skills

Reliable transportation

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

Kindly Direct Care is seeking a dependable Direct Support Professional for a one-to-one in-home and community support position in Manalapan NJ 07726.

About This Opportunity

The individual needs a DSP who is comfortable providing hands-on assistance while promoting dignity, privacy, choice, and as much independence as possible. Candidates should apply only if they are comfortable with the personal-care responsibilities listed below.

Responsibilities May Include

• Assist with Dressing/grooming/bathing/toileting/hygiene/meals.
• Provide support to a 53-year-old individual with cerebral palsy and limited verbal communication who requires assistance with ADLs and daily routines. The individual is moderately functioning and would benefit from a DSP who is caring, patient, sweet, and supportive. The ideal candidate will provide hands-on assistance while encouraging independence and maintaining a positive, comfortable environment.
• Provide one-to-one supervision, companionship, and safety support.
• Assist with community participation, errands, appointments, and meaningful activities as applicable.
• Follow individualized care, behavioral, medical, and safety instructions within DSP scope and training.
• Observe for and promptly report changes or concerns.
• Complete required service documentation, timekeeping, and communication accurately and on time.

Qualifications

• Comfortable providing the hands-on personal care specifically required by this assignment.
• Reliable, respectful, patient, and attentive to safety.
• Able to follow detailed instructions and maintain professional boundaries.
• Prior DSP, HHA, CNA, PCA, home care, behavioral health, or disability-services experience preferred for this assignment.
• Reliable vehicle required
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the assignment as discussed during screening.

Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10:00AM-2:00PMPay: 18-21/hr.Location: Manalapan NJ (Monmouth County)
Driving on shift: Required

Kindly provides required onboarding and assignment-specific training.