Disability Services

Job Summary

Disability Services Support is a shadow who facilitates a child or adult with a disability into JCC programming. This support person seeks to facilitate a child or adult with a disability into a program to the maximum degree of involvement possible. No curriculum planning is required of this role, except insofar as the curriculum may need to be adapted to ensure the child or adult’s participation in the program.

Provide additional assistance (e.g., interpreting instructions, providing physical assistance) in order to help the child or adult learn new recreation and leisure skills.

• Encourage social integration between the child or adult with a disability and group participants without disabilities, if applicable.
• Adapt activities, as needed, to allow active participation by the child or adult.
• Provide positive reinforcement or other behavioral intervention, as needed, to facilitate the child/adult’s involvement in the program. Respond, with sensitivity, to any questions which might arise.
• Address any concerns to the Director of Disability Services.
• Provide any other individual assistance needed to promote the child/adult’s general adjustment to the program.
• Information about participants in Disability Services programs is confidential. Please do not share information with outside agencies or school and educational settings.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Some experience that includes working with neurodiverse individuals.
• Must be positive, energetic, enthusiastic, calm, patient, and motivational.
• Must enjoy contact with the public and consistently remember that first impressions are important with every personal contact.
• High School; some college.

The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and our family of agencies, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon a person’s actual or perceived gender, race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, veteran or military status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, or other legally protected characteristics.

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The Federation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us via the link on this posting. EOE