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SalaryTitle: Temporary Awake Overnight Direct Support Professionalfor Group Home (ASAP through June 2024)
Location: Princeton, NJ 08540
Salary: $17.25/hour
Description: Since 1977, Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) has provided compassionate support in neighborhood homes. Our residential program is expanding and our team is too.
PCDI seeks a Direct Support Professional (DSP) for a Group Home for five adults with autism. The Awake Overnight Direct Support Professional completes household and administrative tasks along with using Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) principles to support learners as needed. A supervisor will provide ongoing training to the Direct Support Professional on the implementation of programming.
Responsibilities of the Awake Overnight Direct Support Professional include:
- Ensure the safety of those we support
- Establish comfortable and supportive relationships with resident and colleagues
- Exercise good judgment and remain calm when faced with a crisis
- Effectively manage time and productivity
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, as well as parents, siblings, and neighbors, as needed
- Collect, summarize, and analyze ongoing data regarding skill acquisition and behavior management programs as needed
- Complete assigned administrative tasks
- Complete assigned household tasks
- Document all services provided in accordance with state and federal regulations
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, education, or related field preferred
- Some experience working with people with autism or other developmental disabilities preferred
- Knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) preferred
- Has a valid driver’s license
- Pass extensive background checks
- Complete and pass required trainings including: CPR, Standard First Aid
- Hours: 10:00pm – 7:00am, 4 days per week
- Medical and dental insurance for each employee and optional dependent coverage
- Vision insurance (voluntary coverage)
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life and AD&D
- 403b Retirement (voluntary beginning Day 1, employer contribution beginning Year 3)
- Paid time off (1 hour accrued for every 40 hours worked)
- Holidays and vacations, where eligible
- Tuition discount
- Professional mentoring
Working Environment/Physical Demands: Sitting, walking, standing, some lifting, good fine and gross motor coordination when guiding learners, vision, hearing, receptive and expressive language abilities as suited to instructional and behavior needs of residents.
