Direct Support Professional Caregiver

***EATONTOWN*** We are looking for highly motivated Direct Support Professional Caregivers- English/Bilingual a Plus Spanish/Haitian/Creole

Direct Support Professionals will need to help patients with disabilities complete tasks and stay safe in their environment. They will work with the patient and their Physician to better understand their challenges, needs, and health status and perform tasks to support this condition and tend to their needs. While performing basic housekeeping duties the patient is unable to complete, like cleaning and meal preparation.

The Direct Support Professional is also responsible for creating a safe, positive, and encouraging atmosphere for the patient. The professional will need to work closely with the patient to enhance their decision-making skills and encourage them to engage in more activities that will help strengthen their physical and mental health. The Direct Support Professional may also need to teach the patients how to complete certain tasks on their own to promote a more independent and satisfying lifestyle.

• Attention to detail, especially when adhering to specific protocols and rules while carefully following instructions to care for the needs of the client.
• Integrity to ensure clients feel safe and comfortable when tending to personal activities such as helping them bathe.
• Trustworthiness and dependability so clients and their families feel comfortable relying on them.
• Interpersonal skills when working with clients, including having compassion and being sensitive to their emotional needs when they are in extreme distress or pain.
• Physical stamina when performing tasks such as lifting or turning their clients.

This position has flexible hours Monday through Friday, with some weekends. Employees are expected to work 30 - 40 hours per week.