Support Professional, Day Health Services

Union County, Inc.; Springfield (NJ); On-site; USD 30,307 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

The Arc of Union County Inc. in Springfield, NJ is seeking a Support Professional for Day Health Services. The role focuses on day habilitation activities, transporting participants, and delivering person-centered support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The position emphasizes safety, behavior support planning, and collaboration with families, staff, and other service providers. Driving is required with background checks and NJ licensing standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Willing to learn or some familiarity with social supports services.
• Must meet agency and insurance carrier requirements.
• Must meet NJ driver’s license requirements with clean abstract.

Responsibilities

• Engage service recipients in group or individual activities and outings.
• Provide transport to program sites and community activities in a 6–12 passenger vehicle.
• Assist with day habilitation activities and implement person-centered supports.

Skills

Driving experience

Valid NJ driver’s license

Background checks clearance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Support Professional, Day Health Services

Springfield, NJ, US

Salary: $22.25 hourly

Summary

The Arc of Union County Inc. is a leading provider of Person-Centered services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various services and programming. Day habilitation programming provides education and training to individuals to acquire the skills, knowledge and experience needed to participate in the community, consistent with the Individual’s Service Plan (ISP). This includes activities supporting participants with building problem solving skills, self‑help, social skills, adaptive skills, daily living skills and leisure skills. Activities and environments are designed to foster the acquisition of skills, building positive social behavior and interpersonal competence, greater independence, and personal choice. Support Professional, Day Health Services engages service recipients in small or large group outings to the community, leisure educational activities, community experiences. Provides transport of service recipients to and from program and to the community during outings in a 6‑12 passenger vehicle. The incumbent implements and facilitates behavioral/habilitation plans and provides support and mentoring for all service recipients through a person-centered approach. The incumbent considers the unique characteristics and needs of the individual as expressed by the individual and others who know the person, such as family, friends, service providers, etc.

Responsibilities

This position requires an employee to perform duties in an indoor and or outside setting where exposure to weather elements, dirt, and dust, unpleasant smells, and/or loud noises are possible including occasional temperature fluctuations depending on the climate/season/weather. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands for this position must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to maintain a stationary position (standing and sitting), move/traverse, kneel, bend, reach with hands and arms for extended periods of time, twist, carry, lift up to 35 pounds, squat and drive a 6-person passenger van, may require operating manual devices such as hydraulic lifts, wheelchair lifts, vehicle doors, etc. for the purpose of transporting service recipients. Agility with wrist and finger dexterity to access, key and sort electronic information or file documents, ability to view computer and/or electronic device for extended period and other physical duties as directed by your supervisor and/or Director.

Ability to apply Agency Training Crisis Management Verbal and Physical Techniques during a crisis consistent with criteria as trained and in accordance with agency policies and procedure.

The essential Cognitive Functions of this position may include ability to analyze, compute, hear and repeat information, take notes, read documents, generate written information, independently problem solve, tolerate interruptions, maintain positive public relations, organize, verbally communicate and converse with a diverse group of people among others.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent. Must be 21 years of age or older. Willing to learn or some familiarity, knowledge, or experience in Social Supports Services for Individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Minimum of three years driving experience and a good driving record.
• Must meet agency and insurance carrier insurance eligibility requirements.
• Must have a current and valid New Jersey driver’s license with abstract (not exceeding 5 points), and ability to meet agency insurability requirements.
• Complete State/Federal Criminal Background checks and Central Registry checks.

The Arc of Union County will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to The Arc of Union County.

EEO Statement

The Arc of Union County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

Employees who may encounter individuals served shall be subject to and comply with the requirements for random drug testing for controlled dangerous substances. Criminal history record background checks will be conducted at least once every two years for agency’s employees. Any employee who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check and refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check shall be immediately removed from the person’s position and the person's employment shall be terminated.