Direct Support Professional - Northern, NE
$37,440–$38,480 year
On-siteBloomfield, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in home and community settings by maintaining consistent engagement, fostering independence, and ensuring safe environments. Provide person-centered supports including personal hygiene assistance, medication administration, transportation, and skill-building for daily living and social participation. Encourage self-advocacy, positive interactions, and group involvement while utilizing Positive Support Programs to guide daily interactions. Deliver accurate shift documentation and intervene in physically demanding situations as required. Requires a reliable vehicle, valid driver's license, Nebraska Child/Adult Protective Services and criminal background checks, and a high school diploma. Schedule includes weekdays 7am-5pm, evenings 3pm-10pm, overnight shifts 10pm-8:30am, and weekend days 8am-3pm.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance
- Must be able to lift individuals to and from wheelchairs
- Must be able to intervene in aggressive situations
- Must be able to support a person to and from a shower
- Must be able to use a gait belt in a safe and dignified way
- Must be able to provide transportation for the people we support
- Must be able to administer medication
- Must be able to provide accurate documentation
- Must be able to work independently
- Must be able to create safe environments
- Must be able to maintain consistent engagement with the people you are supporting
- Must be able to support people in understanding and exercising their rights
- Must be able to encourage people to live a fulfilling life as independently as possible through self-advocacy
- Must be able to provide the best person-centered supports to meet people's needs throughout their lives
- Must be able to support and encourage positive interactions
- Must be able to improve social connections and relationships
- Must be able to support and encourage participation in groups or organizations in line with a person's personal interests to meet recreational and social needs
- Must be able to utilize Positive Support Programs to guide daily interactions
- Must be able to support a person with personal hygiene and medical-related needs
- Must be able to provide transportation for those you are supporting
- Must be able to teach skills to improve a person's life
- Must be able to provide documentation at the end of each shift
- Must be able to work Monday through Friday: 7am-5pm
- Must be able to work evenings: 3pm-10pm
- Must be able to work overnights: 10pm-8:3am
- Must be able to work days Sat/Sun: 8am-3pm
- Must successfully complete and pass all checks including: Nebraska Child/Adult Protective Services Central Registry check
- Must successfully complete and pass all checks including: Criminal background check
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