Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

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Be the Reason Someone Has a Better DayDirect Support Professional (DSP)

Location: Lincoln Park, NJ
Employment Type: Part-Time
Schedule: Friday through Monday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Weekday Pay Rate: $18.35 per hour
Weekend Pay Rate: $19.35 per hour
DailyPay Available

Looking for More Than Just a Job?

At Advancing Opportunities , we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life.

We are seeking a compassionate, dependable Part-Time Direct Support Professional (DSP) to join our team at our Lincoln Park group home. In this rewarding role, you will provide hands-on support to individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities while promoting independence, dignity, personal choice, and community involvement.

Whether you are beginning your career, changing professions, or bringing previous experience, we provide the training and support you need to make a meaningful difference.

Paid training is provided.

About Advancing Opportunities

Advancing Opportunities, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides services and support to people with disabilities and their families so they can live as independently as possible.

Recognized as one of New Jersey’s leading disability service providers, Advancing Opportunities is committed to delivering person-centered services in community-based settings.

Our Mission

To achieve full societal participation for all people with disabilities.

Our employees play a vital role in helping individuals develop greater independence, confidence, and success while promoting dignity, respect, inclusion, and personal choice.

Why Join Our Team?Competitive Pay and Employee Benefits

As a part-time employee, you will receive:

• $18.35 per hour for weekday shifts
• $19.35 per hour for weekend shifts
• DailyPay, giving you access to your earned wages when you need them
• Paid training
• Competitive wages
• $500 employee referral bonus
• Employee discount programs
• Career advancement opportunities

Career Growth and Development

• Paid training programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Opportunities to build valuable skills and experience
• Career advancement opportunities
• Opportunities across multiple programs and service areas

Meaningful Work That Matters

• Make a difference every day
• Help individuals develop greater independence
• Support personal goals and individual choices
• Build meaningful relationships
• Encourage community participation
• Join a mission-driven organization

What You’ll Do

As a Direct Support Professional , you will provide hands-on support, guidance, and encouragement to individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting individuals with daily living activities, including cooking, housekeeping, and personal hygiene
• Supporting medication administration and healthy living routines
• Helping individuals participate in shopping, recreation, transportation, and other community activities
• Encouraging communication, positive coping skills, friendships, and social development
• Assisting with budgeting and money-management skills
• Supporting individuals in achieving personal goals and developing greater independence
• Promoting dignity, respect, personal choice, and self-advocacy
• Helping maintain a safe, supportive, and welcoming home environment
• Following individualized service plans, organizational procedures, and required documentation practices
• Supporting the health, safety, and overall well-being of the individuals served

You will make a meaningful difference by helping individuals build confidence, strengthen life skills, and exercise greater autonomy.

Who We’re Looking For

You may be a great fit for this position if you are:

• Compassionate
• Dependable
• Patient
• Team-oriented
• Service-focused
• Professional
• Positive
• Respectful of individual dignity and choice
• Committed to helping others

QualificationsRequired

• Must be at least 20 years of age
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to successfully complete state and federal criminal background checks
• Ability to successfully complete a drug screening
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment physical and PPD
• Willingness and ability to complete all required orientation and training
• Ability to perform the essential responsibilities of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Schedule

• Part-Time
• Friday through Monday
• 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Weekend availability is required
• Saturday and Sunday shifts qualify for the weekend pay rate of $19.35 per hour

Apply Today

Some jobs pay the bills. Some jobs build careers. This job changes lives.

If you are looking for meaningful work where your compassion, dependability, and dedication can make a real difference every day, we encourage you to apply.

Join our team and become the reason someone has a better day.

About Our Organization

Advancing Opportunities, Inc. , an affiliate of Apis Services, Inc. , is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing services and support to people with disabilities and their families so they can live independently. Recognized as one of New Jersey’s leading disability service providers, the organization is committed to delivering person-centered services in the community.

Apis Services, Inc. provides administrative services, including recruiting and onboarding, for more than 30 for-profit and nonprofit organizations across the United States, allowing those organizations to focus on their important missions.

Apis Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc. , provides a progressive shared-services platform to Inperium and its constellation of affiliate companies.

Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc., consistent with the attached template.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Apis Services, Inc., Inperium, Inc., and their affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including laws concerning nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

This policy of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment. 

Friday-Monday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM