DSP Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant
About The Position
Are you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the DPD team! Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD) is one of the largest Catholic Charities Agencies providing care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Group Homes. Whats the role of a Direct Support Professional - Program Assistant? Partners with the Program Director to provide quality services to the people living in the home, and uphold the agency philosophy in carrying out the day to day tasks. You will work with the Director and Associate Director in the supervision and training of residential counselors. You must also demonstrate excellence in all tasks of the residential counselor position; includes but is not limited to, preparing menus, grocery lists and food shopping, scheduling activities for the people living in the homes, ensuring the medications are adequately stocked, communicating effectively with the pharmacy, coordinating the completion of fire drills, assisting with administrative tasks, participating in training new staff and sharing on-call responsibilities with the Director and Associate Director. The monitoring of health issues and clothing needs of our residents, ensuring the home is meeting agency and governmental standards of operation. This job requires a significant amount of written documentation, computer literacy, and cooperating with the agency's administration and/or Division of Developmental Disabilities and Dept. of Human Services staff in any inspection or investigation.
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older
- High School/GED diploma
- Must have a valid (non-provisional) drivers license in the State of New Jersey and points on license not to exceed 5 points.
- Required to drive agency vehicles to transport service recipients on a regular basis.
- Should have knowledge of, or willingness to learn computer programs.
- Be motivated to work as part of a team that acts in the best interest of our residents at all times
- The ability to meet the physical requirements of CPR/First Aid and our emergency evacuation procedures.
- All offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion/passing of our criminal background/references/DMV check, fingerprinting, pre-employment physical and drug test, etc.
- All staff must attend a monthly Staff Meeting date/time to be determined and announced in advance Meeting waivers are provided for conflicts due to secondary employment and/or school (appropriate documentation required).
Nice To Haves
- One year experience working with persons with developmental disabilities and/or a degree in a related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- preparing menus, grocery lists and food shopping
- scheduling activities for the people living in the homes
- ensuring the medications are adequately stocked
- communicating effectively with the pharmacy
- coordinating the completion of fire drills
- assisting with administrative tasks
- participating in training new staff
- sharing on-call responsibilities with the Director and Associate Director
- monitoring of health issues and clothing needs of our residents
- ensuring the home is meeting agency and governmental standards of operation
- significant amount of written documentation
- cooperating with the agency's administration and/or Division of Developmental Disabilities and Dept. of Human Services staff in any inspection or investigation
Benefits
- We provide PAID training
- Medical/vision and dental
- Life insurance (agency-paid), supplemental life insurance (employee-paid)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Accidental/Critical Illness Insurance
- 403B (with company-matching)
- Generous paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
