Weekend Overnight DSP: Empower Independence & Care

Royal Community Support; Wantage (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Community Support is seeking a Saturday Overnight Direct Support Professional to assist a person living independently at Rebecca’s Homestead in Wantage, NJ. The shift runs Saturday 9:00 PM to Sunday 9:00 AM and pays $25/hour.

The DSP will provide personal care, assist with meals, medication administration via G-tube, light housekeeping, and companionship. Candidates must be dependable, respectful, and comfortable around a cat, with the ability to follow a communication board and support

Qualifications

• Experience with personal care tasks such as bathing, toileting, and hygiene.
• Ability to administer medications via a G-tube.
• Comfort with reading and following a communication board.
• Ability to assist a person who uses a wheelchair.
• Comfort around cats and willingness to care for a household cat.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support including personal care and daily routines.
• Prepare breakfast and meals.
• Handle light housekeeping and laundry.
• Care for the household cat.
• Support community activities and wheelchair-assisted outings.
• Provide companionship while respecting independence.

Skills

Personal care

G-tube meds

Communication board

Cat-friendly

Wheelchair assist

Community activities

Job description

Royal Community Support is seeking a Saturday Overnight Direct Support Professional to assist a person living independently at Rebecca’s Homestead in Wantage, NJ. The shift runs Saturday 9:00 PM to Sunday 9:00 AM and pays $25/hour.

The DSP will provide personal care, assist with meals, medication administration via G-tube, light housekeeping, and companionship. Candidates must be dependable, respectful, and comfortable around a cat, with the ability to follow a communication board and support