Direct Support Professional - Full-Time Awake Overnight

Our House, Inc. • Westfield, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Direct Support Professional (DSP), you will support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in group homes or apartments. You’ll assist with daily living skills, community inclusion, and personal growth—helping individuals gain independence while ensuring their health, safety, and well-being.
This role is ideal for compassionate professionals with experience in caregiving, human services, behavioral health, education, or healthcare—or those looking to grow a long-term career in the DD/IDD field.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check with minimal violations (no provisional restrictions)
• Reliable transportation to and from work
• Comfortable driving agency vans when transporting individuals served
• At minimum, a high school diploma, GED, or foreign equivalent
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Ability to attend and successfully complete a required two-week, in-office paid training upon hire, as well as maintain annual recertifications
• Comfortable using computers and agency systems to document thorough, accurate, and detailed shift summary reports; log data into electronic systems, check and respond to emails, and upload required documentation
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and other web-based systems
• Ability to provide professional references during the application process
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently while ensuring resident safety

Nice To Haves

• Experience in caregiving, human services, behavioral health, education, or healthcare

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living skills
• Community inclusion
• Personal growth
• Ensuring individuals' health, safety, and well-being
• Assist residents with mobility and personal care
• Document thorough, accurate, and detailed shift summary reports
• Log data into electronic systems
• Check and respond to emails
• Upload required documentation
• Transport individuals served using agency vehicles for community activities and medical or planned appointments

Benefits

• Paid Training
• Great Benefits
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance (Full-Time)
• Life insurance (Full-Time)
• Tuition assistance (Full-Time and Part-Time/Substitute)
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan (Full-Time and Part-Time/Substitute)
• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time) (Full-Time)
• Sick paid time off (Part-Time & Substitute)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED