Part-Time Direct Support Professional - Residential Care | Brick​/Toms River

Start a Meaningful Career in Human Services — No Experience Necessary!

Looking for part-time work that offers more than just a paycheck? Build valuable professional skills while helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live more independently.

The Arc of Ocean County is hiring Part-Time Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) for our residential programs in Brick Township and Toms River, New Jersey
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In this role, you'll provide practical assistance with daily activities, encourage individuals to develop new skills, and support participation in their homes and communities.

Whether you're exploring a new career field, looking to gain experience in human services, or seeking a part-time opportunity where your work has a meaningful purpose, this position offers a place to start.

No prior Direct Support Professional experience is required. We provide paid on-the-job training!

• Job Title: Part-Time Direct Support Professional (DSP)
• Locations: Brick Township and Toms River, NJ
• Employment Type: Part-Time
• Hourly Compensation: $20.70–$24.70
• Additional Earnings: Shift Differential Opportunities
• Overtime: Opportunities Available
• Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly

• Evening
  
  Shifts:
  
  3:00 PM–11:00 PM
• Overnight
  
  Shifts:
  
  11:00 PM–9:00 AM
• Weekend
  
  Shifts:
  
  Daytime and Evening Opportunities

Weekend availability is required for this position.

As a DSP, you'll assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in residential homes while encouraging independence, personal choice, and participation in everyday activities.

Your responsibilities will include a combination of direct care, skill development, community support, and communication with your residential team.

• Provide support with personal hygiene, daily care routines, and other activities of daily living.
• Assist with meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, and maintaining comfortable living spaces.
• Administer medications in accordance with established agency procedures and individual requirements.
• Encourage individuals to participate in household responsibilities and develop practical daily living skills.
• Help maintain a clean, safe, organized, and welcoming residential environment.

• Support individuals in making decisions about their daily activities, preferences, and routines.
• Provide assistance based on each person's abilities, individualized goals, and support needs.
• Help individuals practice new skills and become more confident completing everyday tasks.
• Promote dignity, privacy, personal rights, and respectful interactions.
• Respond appropriately to emotional, behavioral, and medical support needs.

• Accompany individuals to medical appointments, shopping trips, recreational activities, and community events.
• Assist with participation in volunteer opportunities and other meaningful community experiences.
• Encourage social interaction and involvement in activities that reflect individual interests.
• Safely transport individuals in agency vehicles when assigned.

• Complete required electronic documentation, including daily service notes, medication records, and program-related reports.
• Communicate relevant updates to supervisors, coworkers, families, healthcare professionals, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Follow established residential procedures and agency policies.
• Help ensure services remain consistent with individual support needs and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with residential employees to provide dependable, person-centered support.

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