Support Professional, Adult Day Services

Summary: The Arc of Union County Inc. is a leading provider of Person-Centered services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various services and programming. Day habilitation programming provides education and training to individuals to acquire the skills, knowledge and experience needed to participate in the community, consistent with the Individual’s Service Plan (ISP). This includes activities supporting participants with building problem solving skills, self-help, social skills, adaptive skills, daily living skills and leisure skills.

activities and environments are designed to foster the acquisition of skills, building positive social behavior and interpersonal competence, greater independence, and personal choice. Support Professional, Adult Day Services engages service recipients in small or large groups outings to the community, leisure educational activities, community experiences. Provides transport of service recipients to and from program and to the community during outings in a 6-12 passenger vehicle.

The incumbent implements and facilitates behavioral/habilitation plans and provide support and mentoring for all service recipients through a person-centered approach.

The incumbent considers the unique characteristics and needs of the individual as expressed by the individual and others who know the person, such as family, friends, service providers, etc.

The incumbent ensures that the service recipient is included in problem-solving, providing input, planning, choice selection, decision-making, and that services are provided in a non-intrusive and less-restrictive manner (when/where applicable to do so).

The incumbent is to maintain a positive, healthy, and stimulating environment for service recipients and to always assure adequate supervision.

This position requires completion of DDD System Mandatory Training Bundle within 90 days of hire, DDD and Agency Orientations, other designated trainings and a minimum of 12 Hours of Professional Development completed annually.

This position requires that information related to service recipient, employee, program operations is handled, channeled, managed and delivered professionally to the appropriate and right personnel or party consistent with agency and department policy.

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 21 years of age or older. Willing to learn or some familiarity, knowledge, or experience in Social Supports Services for Individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Minimum of three years driving experience and a good driving record.
• Must meet agency and insurance carrier insurance eligibility requirements.
• Must have a current and valid New Jersey driver’s license with abstract (not exceeding 5 points), and ability to meet agency insurability requirements.
• Complete State/Federal Criminal Background checks and Central Registry checks.

This position requires an employee to perform duties in an indoor and or outside setting where exposure to weather elements, dirt, and dust, unpleasant smells, and/or loud noises are possible including occasional temperature fluctuations depending on the climate/season/weather. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical demands for this position must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to maintain a stationary position (standing and sitting), move/traverse, kneel, bend, reach with hands and arms for extended periods of time, twist, carry, lift up to 35 pounds, squat and drive a 6-person passenger van, may require operating manual devices such as hydraulic lifts, wheelchair lifts, vehicle doors, etc.

for the purpose of transporting service recipients. Agility with wrist and finger dexterity to access, key and sort electronic information or file documents, ability to view computer and/or electronic device for extended period and other physical duties as directed by your supervisor and/or Director.

Ability to apply Agency Training Crisis Management Verbal and Physical Techniques during a crisis consistent with criteria as trained and in accordance with agency policies and procedure.

The essential Cognitive Functions of this position may include ability to analyze, compute, hear and repeat information, take notes, read documents, generate…