Direct Care Professional-INTERVIEW DAY!!! at Absecon

Job Description

Devereux New Jersey is seeking Full & Part Time Direct Care Professionals for our Community-Based Group Homes in:

• Mays Landing, NJ
• Egg Harbor Township, NJ
• Somers Point, NJ

The Direct Care Professional will oversee intellectually and developmentally disabled children & adults, and partner with these individuals to facilitate daily care, enhance personal development, foster self-esteem, and meet or exceed individualized goals for success.

Our Direct Support Professionals play an integral role in the success of Devereux NJ. If you are a caregiver, home health aide, CNA or direct care professional -either with experience in social services or the desire to gain experience - you are on your way to having the opportunity to increase your real-world professional experience with an organization that is celebrating 100 years of service.

Devereux NJ will be hosting an Interview Day on November 6th, from 10am-2pm, at the Mays Landing Library, located at 40 Faragut Ave., Mays Landing, NJ 08330.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to attend. If you cannot attend, please apply online at jobs.devereux.org.

Compensation starts at $9.79 per hour for Day and Evening positions and $8.32 per hour for Overnight positions and is commensurate with relevant experience and education.

As a Direct Support Professional you will:

• Assist consumers in activities of daily living including health & personal management, achieving personal goals, recreation, and daily household living.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional, and personal needs of consumers while improving functioning and minimizing interfering behaviors.
• Prepare documentation to include shift reports, incident reports, and individual progress notes.
• Facilitate proper medical care including medication administration for consumers.

Relevant Keywords: residential counselor, behavior tech, IDD, DD, Adolescents, Adults, Behavioral Health, Interventions, Child care, Child welfare, coach, cognitive, direct care, direct support, education, foster care, human services, mental health, mentor, psychology, social work, sociology, therapeutic.

Job Requirements

To qualify, we require our Direct Support Professionals to:

• Have a HS diploma/GED with two (2) years of related experience OR an Associates degree with one (1) year of related experience.
• Must be 21 years or older.
• Have a valid non-provisionalNJ Drivers License.
• Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor
• Have a strong passion for working with and helping children and adults with special needs.

Physical Requirements: Pre-employment physical required. Significant and frequent amounts of walking, sitting, stooping, bending & standing required. Frequent planned, outside activities causing exposure to sunlight and heat. Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. Good manual dexterity.

Country: USA, State: New Jersey, City: Absecon, Company: Devereux.