Direct Support Professional - Northvale, Nj

Young Adult Institute Inc

Northvale, New Jersey, US
$18.50ph
On-site
Promote yai's mission
Support people with disabilities
Upholding personal rights
Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships

Job Summary

  • Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships.
  • Ensures health, wellness and safety by providing appropriate supervision of the people we support and by managing crisis situations while adhering to applicable policies, procedures and regulations.
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Matching Summary

Assists individuals in maximizing their strengths, interests, and abilities, upholding their personal rights, displaying patience and tolerance while providing emotional support and building positive relationships.

Salary

$18.50/hour

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • promote YAI's mission
  • support people with disabilities
  • upholding personal rights
  • provide emotional support
  • build positive relationships
  • person-centered advocacy
  • ethical decision making
  • implement infection control protocols
  • administer medication as prescribed
  • collect and record data
  • maintain professional relationships
  • remain calm in stressful situations
  • work in a high energy environment
  • work beyond scheduled hours

Nice-to-have

  • eager to promote mission
  • demonstrate positivity
  • patience and empathy
  • compassion in all interactions
  • solution-oriented approach

Key Requirements

  • at least 18 years of age
  • HS diploma or equivalent
  • valid Driver’s License
  • frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending
  • assisting with lifting/moving individuals
  • lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
  • effective written and oral communication
  • basic computer skills
  • obtain and maintain certifications
  • work or life experience supporting people with I/DD
  • knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities

Work Rights

Not specified

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