Direct Support Professional - Make a Difference!

LEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES GROUP • Hainesport, NJ

8d • $16 - $18 • Onsite

About The Position

The Brian Program is a group home in a community setting for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are looking for direct support professionals to make a positive difference with the Consumers in the program. The goal of each Consumer is to learn independence, which is driven by their Behavior Support Plan. You will work within a diverse population within the special needs community and their families. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference and change lives for the better, then this job could be for you!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or High School Diploma (or equivalent) plus three years of experience working with children/adolescents
• Valid driver’s license in good standing

Responsibilities

• Relate with adolescents, understand what they are going through in their lives and build rapport
• Attend and accompany academic events, shopping, community integration, socialization skills, family reunification, and medical visits
• Show adolescents that they can change their lives on their own by giving them direction
• Use positive reinforcement and other techniques to keep adolescents on the right track and use crisis de-escalation skills when necessary
• Assist in teaching life skills, such as cooking, laundry, chores and cleaning
• Get moving and go outside to play basketball, tennis, hiking, bean bag toss and other activities
• Lead by example and have a positive mindset
• Assist youth with bathing, feeding, grooming and other daily living skills
• Assist with medication administration

Benefits

• 3.2 weeks of PTO in first year
• Medical, vision, dental & life insurance benefits (first of the month following 30 days of employment)
• 9 Agency-paid holidays
• 403(b) employee participation and employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment
• $2.00 per hour shift differential for hours worked from 11pm Friday through 11pm Sunday for both FT and PT employees
• Training opportunities provided throughout the year for both FT and PT employees
• Advancement opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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